LONDON — Stewart Fellner, a Yankees season-ticket holder who traveled from his Long Island home to be part of baseball history, was royally amazed Saturday at London Stadium.
No, it wasn’t the Yankees’ and Red Sox’s 58-minute, 12-run first-inning that left an indelible impression, but rather the company he kept during that marathon of an opening act.
“We had the prince and the duchess sitting behind us for a little while,” Fellner said, referring, naturally, to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. “Everyone was turning around and taking pictures. They [the stadium staff] were yelling, ‘Please sit down and enjoy the game!