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Rays' Mike Brosseau Says Game-Winning HR Not About Revenge vs. Yankees

The ' Mike Brosseau said revenge wasn't on his mind when he hit a game-winning home run to eliminate the from the 2020 MLB playoffs Friday night.

Brosseau was nearly hit in the head by a 101 mph fastball from Yanks closer Aroldis Chapman in September, which led to both benches clearing and words being exchanged after Chapman struck out the super-utility player to end a 5-3 New York win last month.

"The revenge aspect, it's not a thought in my mind. We put it in the past and we moved on. We moved just straight to business," Brosseau told reporters.