Over the weekend, the Rays nearly swept the Yankees, coming strike calls away from getting out of a 10th inning jam that got away from Colin McHugh, and continuing a trend from the 2020 season: the Rays have the Yankees number, and they don’t like it. To show their displeasure, the Yankees are headhunting.
New York’s puerile behavior is what birthed The 98ers. After Aroldis Chapman attempted to hit Mike Brosseau in the head with a fastball in 2020, the Yankees pressed the visitor’s dugout, without the Rays players reciprocating. (Q: What do you call it when only one bench clears in baseball?