New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds gamers engaged in a very good ‘ol common nationwide anthem standoff earlier than their sport on the Fourth of July on Thursday afternoon.
Four gamers in whole had been concerned within the standoff, after which it got here down to 2 Yankees gamers, Ian Hamilton and Cody Poteet, and one Reds participant, Graham Ashcraft. Carson Spears, Ashcraft’s teammate, went again into the dugout.
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Graham Ashcraft, #51 of the Cincinnati Reds, stands for the nationwide anthem earlier than the sport towards the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 2024, within the Bronx borough of New York City. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
All gamers had been standing exterior of their dugouts with their caps over their hearts. But New York’s struggles making an attempt to win something as of late carried over into the little enjoyable and video games the gamers had.
Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone then made the willpower that sufficient was sufficient, and Hamilton and Poteet had been despatched again to the dugout. An elated Ashcraft went again to the guests’ dugout to cheers and applause from his teammates.
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Cincinnati had been getting into the sport on the lookout for a sweep of the Yankees. New York have misplaced seven out of their final 9 video games going again to June twenty third’s loss to the Atlanta Braves.
Marcus Stroman, #0 of the New York Yankees, pitches towards the Cincinnati Reds throughout the first inning at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 2024, within the Bronx borough of New York City. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
Nick Martini, #23 of the Cincinnati Reds, reacts after a solo dwelling run towards the New York Yankees throughout the second inning at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 2024, within the Bronx borough of New York City. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
Luckily, the workforce has performed effectively sufficient to earn 54 wins to date this yr, but when there’s any workforce that’s in want of the All-Star break proper now, it’s New York.
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The Reds jumped out to a 2-0 lead early within the vacation matinée.
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