It seems we can’t go a week without a fan making headlines in baseball. Just after the “Phillies Karen” incident, another spectator grabbed the spotlight. This time, it happened at Fenway Park during the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees’ tenth match-up this season.

The Yankees entered the series with just a 1 1/2-game lead over the 81-66 Red Sox and started the game with Aaron Judge’s home run in the very first inning. The pinstripes won the game 4-1 at the end, on a deflating night for Boston. The things that made matters worse were Boston’s sloppy defense, which caused two throwing errors to extend Yankee rallies. And that two comes from the infielder David Hamilton, who was hitting roughly .204 with an  OPS+ of 58.

Hamilton’s first error was during the top of the 7th when Ryan McMohan grounded to a fielder’s choice into the second, and Jose Caballero scored, which stretched the Yankees’ lead to 3-0 and later 4-0 when McMohan scored in the same innings in a Ben Rice hit. These costly mistakes were accumulating frustration among the home crowd and finally boiled over in the bottom of the seventh inning when David Hamilton stepped up to the plate. Jomboy Media posted the clip with the line that would go viral overnight. “This guy should literally not even be in the league.” The fan followed with a sharp question: “How do we not have anyone better?”

And the fan was right, Hamilton was sent to Triple-A Worcester after an early July demotion as Boston tried to reset his swing. Additionally, he made another error at the top of the 9th that again the Yankees base loaded, and good for Hamilton, they couldn’t complete the rally this time. Fenway Park has sort of developed a niche for hot mic moments. Let’s take a look at a few of them.

This isn’t the first time a hot mic has created a stir at Red Sox’s Fenway Park

Remember Jarren Duran’s 2024 slur? This earned him a two-game suspension and a public apology. Or the umpire who cursed himself after a replay overturned a call? That incident became an instant meme. Umpire Bill Miller was heard audibly cursing himself out, saying “F—… F— saw that too. G– dammit.”

And these viral hot mic moments are rarely just the Fenway Park incident. Because one of the most famous mic moments happened when a young fan roasted New York Mets reliever Danny Young. The fan shouted, “None of those. Those are bad pitches.” And the moment became viral instantly.

While the fan stole the show, the game itself had its own share of historic moments. Aaron Judge’s first-inning home run was his 362nd of his career, which moved him past the legendary Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the Yankees’ all-time list. Yankees starter Luis Gil silenced the Sox lineup for six innings and pulled after 93 pitches. Reliever Fernando Cruz then gave up Boston’s first hit and only run that broke the no-hitter that no team has achieved so far this season.

And the win nudged the Yankees to 82-65 and a 1.5-game edge in the battle for the top wild-card spot against their rival Red Sox. Boston had a slight edge entering the game after winning 7 of their last 9 matchups this season. But with a recent surge that has seen New York win 13 of their last 17 games since the last Red Sox series, they are in a desperate fight to not just keep their postseason dreams alive but also to win the division.