After a year inside removed from our sports teams, this summer was meant to be a joyous reunion inside the cathedrals to the sports we love.
The vaccines rolled out, our stadiums filled up, and incidents of sports fans acting like children began to spark up again. It started in the NBA playoffs, with stars like Russell Westbrook and Trae Young having popcorn thrown and spit rain down on them from the stands.
On Saturday night, the return of America reached a new low in all-too-familiar fashion.
At the end of the sixth inning of the Nationals-Padres game at Nationals Park, gunshots were fired and at least four people were shot outside the third base gate.