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Peter King starts Twitter war with Michael Kay, Yankees voices

Yankees hitters aren’t the only ones on the receiving end of high-and-inside pitches these days.

Long time Sports Illustrated columnist Peter King fired a high-and-hard one on Twitter at Michael Kay and David Cone during the Yankees-Red Sox telecast Tuesday night.

It didn’t take long for Kay to respond with a retaliatory pitch.

The play, which seemed to have sparked King’s ire, occurred when Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts attempted a steal with David Ortiz at the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning in a two-run game. He was gunned down by Brian McCann for the second out of the inning.