With the Sox pounding the Cubs again on Sunday, tensions were high among fans.
Such a heated intracity rivalry has led to fan violence during past Crosstown Classic matchups on the North and South Sides.
On Sunday, tempers boiled over again in the left-field bleachers at Guaranteed Rate Field, and multiple cellphone cameras caught the incident.
Assault. pic.twitter.com/ZL7k7hyPxk
— Dan Lust 🎙 (@SportsLawLust) August 29, 2021
It’s difficult to determine what caused the fight. In the minutelong video, we see finger-pointing by a Cubs fan and another fan climbing up three rows to confront someone before getting pushed to the ground by a third fan, which became the spark to spur the fighting.
From there, it becomes a melee of pushing, shoving and punching before Sox security rushed in to break things up.
Here are some other angles of the chaos:
— 💎 (@HakunaMoncada__) August 29, 2021
Finally the fight we were looking for at Sox/Cubs pic.twitter.com/FBIeFn1OSP
— Pod of Fame with Jim Miloch (@podoffame) August 29, 2021
As Sunday was the last game of this interleague matchup for the 2021 season, we’ll have to wait till next year to see the next round of Cubs-Sox. The Sox won five of six games against the Cubs this season, including a 13-1 victory Sunday.
A fight breaks out in the left field bleachers as the Chicago White Sox take on the Chicago Cubs at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 29, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Cubs 13-1.
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Why do sports fans want to fight other sports fans who happen to root for the opposing team?
— Steve Greenberg (@SLGreenberg) August 30, 2021
