Yankee stadium security tackle field invader waving Palestinian flag during 9/11 anniversary game
However, the game was briefly interrupted when a spectator carrying a Palestinian flag ran from the stands onto the field.Yankee Stadium security quickly tackled the man.
He reportedly timed the field invasion at exactly 9:11 p.m.Details about how the person reached the field were not immediately clear.A person waving a Palestinian flag is tackled in the outfield during the seventh inning of a game between the New York Yankees and Mets on Sept.11, 2026, in New York City.
(AP Photo/Noah K.Murray)CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEVideo from the scene appeared to show some fans throwing drinks, while loud "U-S-A" chants broke out as security escorted the man off the field.The game resumed after the on-field incident.Police restraining an unidentified man who ran onto the field during the seventh inning of a game between the Yankees and Mets on Sept.
11, 2026, in New York City.(AP Photo/Noah K.
Murray)YANKEES, SPORTS WORLD REMEMBER 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 WITH 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' AND MOMENTS OF SILENCEThe Yankees and Mets wore special caps honoring FDNY, NYPD and other first responders.Across Major League Baseball, players and coaches wore caps featuring a special "We Shall Never Forget" side patch.When play on the baseball diamond began, designated hitter Ben Rice also homered, helping the Yankees improve to 85-62 and move a season-high 23 games above .500 as they commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Sept.
11 attacks.Fans hold flags and signs during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11 attacks before a game between the Yankees and Mets at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City on Sept.
11, 2026.(Elsa/Getty Images)Rookie Spencer Jones added an RBI single in the first inning and Ryan McMahon hit an RBI single in the eighth as the Yankees remained three games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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