The Tampa Bay Rays witnessed Nick Martinez needing to leave early amid an MLB Injury. But later watched the New York Yankees hit the exit during the MLB Playoffs. Tampa Bay busted out the brooms and sent Yankee fans into dejection.
Tampa Bay swept the Yankees with a 4-3 victory in the Bronx on Wednesday night. The Rays got Yankee fans to not only think about what could've been. But also get them ripping manager Aaron Boone.
Tampa needed to break out of a tie to swing the tide toward the Rays' way. So Victor Mesa Jr. answered the bell, smashing a two-run home run blast over right center field that broke the 2-2 score.
Article Continues BelowVICTOR MESA JR. WITH A BIG 2-RUN HOMER 🔥
The Rays take a 4-2 lead in the 6th! pic.twitter.com/BbqVmSK4Dv
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Mesa powered through a 77 miles per hour sweeper from pitcher Max Fried, who couldn't help but watch his pitch top 401 feet before scaling over the wall. Mesa also brought Junior Caminero home on that rip.
This story will be updated.