Fan rushes Yankees infielder Anthony Volpe during game: 'I was pretty startled'
Giancarlo Stanton recorded his 1,000th career RBI in the Yankees' win
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York Yankees infielder Anthony Volpe was in the midst of a strange moment during the team’s 6-3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Saturday night.
Volpe was getting locked in and ready for the bottom of the eighth inning when a fan rushed toward the infield from left field and got close enough to the young shortstop to toss a shirt at him. The fan appeared to want to hand the shirt to Volpe as he moved away.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A person, right, who had got onto the field is tackled during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Yankees Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A fan throws a shirt at New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe as he is surrounded by grounds crew at Coors Field in Denver. (Isaiah J. Downing-USA Today Sports)
The fan was tackled by security.
"I was pretty startled by it all. He was saying something, but I couldn't hear what he was saying," Volpe said after the game. "I thought the stadium security did a really good job."
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said it looked like the man was angry.
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"Usually it is just some drunk idiot running out having fun on a bet," Boone said. "He looked like he was mad at something."
Volpe finished the game 0-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Giancarlo Stanton homered for the fourth time in as many games and reached the 1,000-career RBI mark in the win. The home run capped a five-running second inning and helped the Bronx Bombers to the win.
Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees hits a three-run home run against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on July 15, 2023, in Denver. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
"He's definitely swinging better," Boone said. "Most of us in this room have seen him dialed in, so I don't want to say he's there because that's a different level. But I feel like the last 10 days, two weeks, he definitely continues to move in the right direction."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York moved to 50-43 with the win and Colorado fell to 35-58.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.