Yesterday’s 8-4 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates in game 2 of the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers had it all at Comerica Park.
Before the lengthy rain delay that paused a tie game in the bottom of the ninth until 10 p.m. Eastern, a video went viral of Pirates reliever Dennis Santana jawing at fans above the visiting bullpen in the 7th inning. Things immediately came to a climax when Santana pointed at what appeared to be a Pirates fan in a yellow #21 jersey and jumped up to try to slap this fan.
Santana wouldn’t give details about exactly what was said that made him angry, but said that this fan “crossed the line.