The fan who hit outfielder Alex Verdugo with a baseball during a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees has been banned from MLB ballparks for life, the league announced.
July 19 (UPI) — The fan who hit outfielder Alex Verdugo with a baseball during a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees has been banned from MLB ballparks for life, the league announced. The fan threw the ball from the left field stands during the sixth inning of the Yankees 9-1 win Saturday at Yankee Stadium in New York. MLB and the Yankees announced the ban Sunday. Verdugo stood in left field while the Yankees were at bat during the sequence. The fan launched the ball onto the field and hit the Red Sox outfielder in the back. Verdugo responding by shouting at the man who threw the ball and was held back by his teammates.
