Most Exhilarating Brawls In New York Yankees History
May 19th, 1998
Yankees and Orioles participated in the best brawl in baseball history which featured roundhouse kicks. Flying punches, and maneuvers that aren’t seen in this day in age of baseball.
Orioles were experiencing their first sub-.500 season since 1991, while the Yankees were the best team in baseball and on pace to win their first of three straight titles.
Basically, this fight was initiated by Armando Bentiez picking the wrong team to fight and the wrong player to plunk because they were more than willing to kick his ass.
Highlights included Graeme Lloyd sprinting in from the bullpen to attack Benitez, Darryl Strawberry showing Benitez a few moves he learned from Karate Kid and the fight spilling over into the dugout where Strawberry emerged all bloodied up.
MLB handed an eight-game suspension to Benitez and three games each for Strawberry and Lloyd. These are just a prime examples of the Yankees participating in the greatest of fights this sport has ever seen. After all, they are the greatest team this sport has ever seen so of course they should be able to pack a punch.
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