You don’t have to be a big baseball fan to know that there’s no love loss between the New York Yankees and their crosstown rivals the New York Mets.
And the hatred between the fans was on full display this week.
A wild melee broke out between multiple fans of both the Yankees and Mets during Tuesday night’s game between the two heated rivals.
The altercation occurred on one of Yankee Stadium’s concourses at one point during Tuesday’s game, which the Mets won 3-2.
Footage of the brawl shows what appears to be two women (both of which are wearing Yankees jerseys) wrestling on the ground. A man wearing a Yankees jersey tried to intervene by pushing away one of the women, which prompted a man in a Mets jersey to push him back.
Then absolute chaos ensued.
Captured over video, the brawl’s most notable moment came when a Yankees fan took off his pinstripe jersey before socking a Mets fan in the face with his right hand, sending the latter to the ground.
The shirtless fan then celebrated by screaming and flexing right in front of the camera for a few moments.
The brawl was then quickly squashed after security guards began to intervene.
Check out the footage:
Yankees and Mets fans get into a wild brawl after the Mets swept the series against the Yankees pic.twitter.com/tTE5db4wzV
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According to a report from Sports Illustrated, none of the assailants included in the video have yet to be identified, and it’s unknown whether law enforcement will look to prosecute those involved.
The Yankees, who once had the best record in baseball this season, are 4-6 in their last 10 games and sit two games behind the Baltimore Orioles in a tight American League East.
Meanwhile, the Mets, who started slow this season have rebounded and currently hold the second Wild Card spot in the National League.
The Mets swept the season series against the Yankees, which can’t sit well with Yankees fans.