Tensions were high at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday after a heated tag team between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees left the benches empty.
Michael Massey grounded out a hard ball to first base, and Jon Barty touched the bag before taking a shot to second base. Michael Garcia slid hard into the bag and Anthony Volpe's tag matched his toughness.
Volpe tagged Garcia near his chest and also made contact with his other arm. In what appeared to be an apology for the hard tag, Volpe patted Garcia several times, but Garcia was not a fan.
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During Game 4 of the ALDS of the 2024 MLB Playoffs held at Kauffman Stadium, New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11 years old) was hit by Kansas City Royals third baseman Michael Garcia (11 years old) in the bottom of the sixth inning. (years old) was tagged out at second base. (Denny Medley Imagen Images)
Garcia set his sights on Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. He joked on the Kansas City message board that he was “lucky” in Game 2. Chisholm then approached Garcia, as did Volpe and starting pitcher Gerrit Cole.
The bench and bullpen fell silent during that brief altercation, Volpe and Chisholm shaking Garcia off, and Cole giving him a death glare.
Chisholm even had to be held back from his dugout by several people.
It wasn't quite Greg Nettles vs. George Brett, but it was a nice homage to the old rivalry of the 1970s.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees, No. 13, is a teammate in the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Division Series against the Kansas City Royals on October 10, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. can be suppressed to (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
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Perhaps the Royals were looking for some inspiration after the incident occurred with them 10 outs away from elimination, but Bobby Witt singled and then scored on Vinny Pasquantino's double. , the team seemed a little inspired.
But for the most part, Cole crushed Kansas City, allowing just one run in the first six innings as of this article's publication.
Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees: New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11 years old, not pictured) was on second base in the 6th inning of Game 4 of the Kansas City Royals' game against Kansas City Royals third baseman Michael. -An altercation broke out after Mr. Garcia (11 years old, not pictured) was tagged. The 2024 MLB Playoff ALDS will be held at Kauffman Stadium. (Denny Medley Imagen Images)
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Giancarlo Stanton stepped up his October return, adding an RBI in the sixth inning. Juan Soto and Gleyber Torres also had RBIs.
If they win, the Yankees will make their fourth appearance in the ALCS since 2017, but both times they were eliminated by the Houston Astros.
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