Massive brawl breaks out during youth baseball playoff game in Mass. town

MILFORD, Mass. — A youth baseball playoff game between two Massachusetts teams was halted on Monday night after a massive brawl broke out.

A fight amongst fans attending the Milford Post 59-East Springfield American Legion game erupted in the stands and spilled onto Milford’s Fino Field.

Both sides were tied in the fourth inning when My Milford TV’s broadcast of the game showed East Springfield players throwing punches during a scuffle along the third-base side of the field.

Tim Caouette, Milford TV’s play-by-commentator, recalled the wild scene in an interview with Boston 25 News anchor Ray Villeda.

“It was clear that with some of the taunting that was going on with the Milford fans, it was having some sort of impact on the players on the East Springfield side,” Caouette explained. “Then, eventually, it was Milford fans that came out onto the field. It was right by the East Springfield dugout. So, there were definitely members of the East Springfield team involved. The Milford players, themselves, were separated on the other side of the field.”

The Milford Daily News reported that the teams were ordered to leave the field and remain in their respective dugouts until police arrived.

In an update on Tuesday morning, police told Boston 25 News that officers arrived at the field shortly before 9:10 p.m. and that no arrests were made in connection with the fight.

The game was ultimately suspended.

Officials planned to discuss whether to resume play at a different field or the same field without fans.

Post 59 went 20-0 in regular season play and was hosting a playoff “pod” that will determine which team will advance to the state tournament, according to the Daily News.

American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in all 50 states and features junior and senior levels.

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