Man Waiving Palestinian Flag Runs Into Field At Yankee Stadium On 25th Anniversary Of 9/11

A man clutching a Palestinian flag bolted onto the Yankee Stadium field at 9:11 p.m. on the night America paused to remember the terror attacks of 25 years earlier.

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The intruder leapt from the left-field seats and dashed toward center field during the seventh inning of Friday’s Yankees-Mets Subway Series opener, according to the Jerusalem Post. He slipped past officers and stadium security for a few seconds before guards dragged him to the outfield grass. Video showed him kicking at the personnel who hauled him off.

The Bronx crowd turned on him fast. Spectators above the Mets bullpen hurled beer cans and drinks his way and booed as he was carried past the center-field wall, the Jerusalem Post reported. Chants of “USA” rolled through the stands once he hit the ground. (RELATED: Former Yankee Mark Teixeira Blasts MLB For Attempting To ‘Silence’ Christianity)

Police identified the man as Kelly Marcucci, 38, of Long Island, the New York (NY) Post reported. The NYPD hit him with misdemeanor counts of interfering with a professional sporting event and trespassing. He received a desk appearance ticket and will answer the charges in court later, TMZ reported. Marcucci has no known prior arrests, according to the Post.

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Hours before his stunt, Marcucci fired off a rambling Facebook post. He rattled through capitalism, Zionism, Saudi Arabia and the attacks themselves, dropping names that included President Donald Trump and podcaster Joe Rogan. His jersey read “No Kings” on the front, a slogan tied to anti-Trump protests, the NY Post reported.

The timing left the Yankees in a jam. They led 5-2 with the bases loaded, two outs and Francisco Lindor at the plate in a full count, according to Archyde. Reliever Headrick tossed warm-up pitches through the delay, then needed one pitch to retire Lindor on a line drive back to the mound once play resumed, Time News reported.

Members of the 2001 Yankees, among them Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada, honored the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.

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