The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays have bad blood to sort out, but it likely won’t end in the ALDS matchup starting on October 5. The last time they faced closer Aroldis Chapman through a 100 mph fastball at the head of Michael Brosseau, which sparked a benches-clearing situation, against COVID-19 protocols.
Ultimately, a ball traveling that fast can kill someone, and the Rays took it as such. After the contest, manager Kevin Cash torched the Yankees for their lack of professionalism and poor coaching. The Yankees didn’t respond in a hostile way via the media, but throwing ”high and tight” is often the case between these two clubs.