Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo was hit in the back by a baseball thrown by a rogue fan Saturday night - forcing the game against Boston to be briefly aborted. Verdugo said he threw the ball into the stands to a young Red Sox fan, but a Yankees fan intercepted it and threw it back onto the field and hit Verdugo. The contest was also interrupted by heavy rain before the Yankees eventually beat the Red Sox 3-1. His seventh double-digit strikeout game this season came nearly three weeks after he allowed three homers to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Christian Arroyo hit an RBI single in the second for the Red Sox.

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2021 13:30 UTC