The long-simmering tensions between the Rays and the Yankees boiled over yesterday into intentionally one hit Rays batter, three Rays batters ducking out of the way of Aroldis Chapman fastballs, a lot of shouting on the field after the game, a very angry manager, a smattering of suspensions, and then a deluge of Twitter arguments.
JT Morgan broke the sequence down, and also traced the roots of the feud. Depending on who you ask, it’s a 2020 thing, or it started back in 2018, or maybe it started back in 2017.
One thing that’s certain, there is renewed interest in the history of Yankees-Rays hit by pitches, and in who has pitched inside, and up-and-in, and how often.