Staten Island Little League coach Bob Laterza fired some pointed criticism at New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge after Sunday's Little League Classic.
On Tuesday, the Yankees fired back.
The dramatics stem from the Little League Classic, which featured the Yankees against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, host of the Little League World Series. A capacity crowd of roughly 2,500 fans, consisting of mostly Little Leaguers, their coaches and their families, turned out to watch the Tigers' 3-2 victory over the Yankees at historic Bowman Field.