- Fan incident at Yankee Stadium tonight between the Yankees and Red Sox. Fan threw a ball at Boston's Alex Verdugo.
- Pales in comparison to what happened to end tonight's game in Washington...
... a shooting in one of the parking lots just outside the stadium.
Just as the top of the sixth inning ended, shots could be heard inside the stadium, creating a mass panic situation Thousands of fans at the game tonight were seen fleeing quickly, even though the gunshots were just outside the Third Base Gate at Nationals Park in Washington, DC.
They could be heard on the broadcast, but MLB took down the broadcast of the game from their free post-All Star Game weekend coverage on MLB.TV.
At least seven shots were fired in rapid succession, according to hearing the broadcast on social media -- latest report is that four have been injured and that the threat appears to have ended.
When the gunshots happened, two of the most prominent members of the San Diego Padres -- who were playing the Nationals tonight -- opened the gate to the field and took panicking fans into the dugout to try to protect them. Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr.
The game has been suspended at the end of the sixth inning. It is, technically, an official game with the Padres leading at the end of the top of the sixth by a score of 8-4.
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