The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox renewed their rivalry with a good old fashioned brawl on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

The tension stemmed from a spikes-up slide from Yankees designated hitter Tyler Austin early in the game. When Austin stepped back up to the plate in the seventh, he was hit in the back with a fastball from Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly. Austin slammed his bat into the ground and stormed the mound, prompting both benches to clear in the biggest brawl of the MLB season thus far.

As the scene played out, photographers Maddie Meyer and Charles Krupa captured some amazing photos of the fight.


Immediately after getting beaned, Austin slammed his bat into the ground, breaking the bat on home plate and charging the mound.

Foto: source AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez did his best to hold Austin back, but he escaped to meet Joe Kelly in the center of the diamond.

Foto: source Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Austin was ready to grapple, as Kelly took a more defensive stance.

Foto: source Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Eventually the two traded blows.

Foto: source Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Austin probably got the better of him, but the two were soon separated by their teammates.

Foto: source Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Aaron Judge loomed in the background as the teams’ dugouts cleared.

Foto: source AP Photo/Charles Krupa

And eventually was able to put Kelly in a headlock of sorts to quell the violence.

Foto: source Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

The brawl wasn’t the only great example of photography from the night though — Gary Sanchez hit a home run to the green monster, creating something akin to a renaissance painting.

Foto: source AP Photo/Charles Krupa

It’s not the first time this phenomenon has happened.


In the end, the Yankees took home the win by a score of 10-7 in a game both teams will no doubt remember this game for the rest of the season.

Foto: source Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Now check out all of the best photography from Masters weekend.

Foto: source Jamie Squire/Getty Images

The 55 best photos from the 2018 Masters