Baseball is filled with quirky and archaic traditions that sometimes feel outdated. But there’s nothing like a good old-fashioned national anthem standoff. Unfortunately, however, this one proved to be costly.
Ahead of Saturday’s matchup between the Red Sox and Phillies in Philadelphia, Boston reliever Kutter Crawford and former teammate Matt Strahm, now with the Phillies, were fined and ejected for a rather long standoff. The amount of the fines have not been reported.
Crawford is on the injured list, meaning his fine will be significantly heftier than Strahm’s, but he’ll apparently have some help paying it, according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora.
