Yankees fans brawl with each other on the Bronx sidewalk after New York’s walk-off win
Wild moment Yankees fans fight each other on the Bronx sidewalk, with a man losing his jersey and a woman throwing punches after New York walk-off victory
- Anthony Volpe’s first-ever walk-off sacrifice fly gave the Yankees a 6–5 win
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Hits were scored both on and off the field in the Bronx on Tuesday night as Yankees fans battled on the sidewalk after New York’s win.
Rookie Anthony Volpe’s first-ever walk-off sacrifice fly secured a 6-5 win for the Yankees in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday-evening.
The youngster’s game-winning hit was an obvious cause for celebration in the Bronx, but not every Pinstripes fan seemed to be happy.
Several Yankees fans got into a massive brawl on New York’s sidewalk after the win.
The skirmish was sparked by an altercation between the brawlers at Billy’s Sports Bar, a popular pre- and postgame spot just steps from Yankee Stadium, according to a person who shared a clip of the incident via TMZ.
Yankees fans brawled on the sidewalk after New York’s victory Tuesday
Two men were wrestling before a woman tried to intervene
Despite Aaron Judge’s game-winning home run in the ninth and Volpe’s sacrifice fly, the fight escalated into a full bust that poured off the crossbar.
A now-viral video showed two men in Yankees jerseys jumping on each other and rolling on the floor. After a moment of struggle, the fists began to fly.
A woman, also wearing a Pinstripes jersey, tried to intervene and break up the fight until her friend snatched her from the scene yelling, “Don’t interfere.”
However, another man got involved, which inexplicably triggered the woman again and she came swinging back in.
She started throwing a few punches herself, throwing herself at the newcomer. Cooler heads prevailed as the three men, one of whom had taken off his jersey in the fight, separated.
It is unclear what exactly led to the brawl and whether any arrests have been made.
The Yankees face the Orioles again on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the three-game series in the Bronx.
Anthony Volpe’s first-ever walk-off sacrifice fly secured a 6–5 win for the Yankees
In Game 1, Judge hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Volpe drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th.
Harrison Bader homered to start New York’s comeback from an early 4-0 deficit, and Judge took Gerrit Cole off the hook for his first loss in 11 starts this season.
Back home from a 6-1 trip, the Yankees (30-20) won their fifth consecutive game in a series opener between AL East rivals who both entered by a pitch. They improved to 15-5 in their last 20 games, going 10 games above .500 for the first time this season.
Cole, who reached 2,000 strikeouts in the second inning, was retired after giving up back-to-back singles to start the sixth.