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Video shows fight in Wrigley Field bleachers during Cubs-White Sox game

Headline from Fox32 Chicago

A fight broke out in the Wrigley Field bleachers Monday night as the Chicago Cubs hosted the White Sox in the Crosstown Classic. Fight during Cubs-White Sox game Video posted to X shows a scuffle in the bleachers with multiple fans throwing punches.

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Chicago

    See it: Large fight breaks out in stands during Crosstown Classic at Wrigley Field (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A large brawl broke out in the stands between Cubs and White Sox fans Monday at Wrigley Field during the start of the Crosstown Classic. The fight broke out in the eighth inning of the game, with fans from both teams appearing to throw fists during the heated moment, images showed.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    ‘Absolute chaos': Cubs and White Sox fans get into bleacher brawl at Wrigley Field (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A bleacher brawl that broke out between Cubs and White Sox fans during Monday’s Crosstown Classic game at Wrigley Field is the talk across Chicago as viral videos of the fight continue to circulate. “I decided to take out my phone, anyone who watched reality TV knows as soon as that drink is thrown,…

  3. NBC Chicago

    ‘Absolute chaos': Witness recounts Wrigley bleacher brawl during Crosstown Classic (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A bleacher brawl that broke out between Cubs and White Sox fans during Monday’s Crosstown Classic game at Wrigley Field is the talk across town as viral videos of the fight circulate. “I decided to take out my phone, anyone who watched reality TV knows as soon as that drink is thrown, all hell break…

  4. WGN Chicago

    VIDEO: Fight erupts in bleachers during game 1 of Crosstown Classic (opens WGN Chicago)

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    CHICAGO — Fans got a little more than they bargained for during game 1 of the Crosstown Classic on Monday night after a fight erupted in the bleachers. Video captured by X user @crawlyscubs shows the chaotic scene as multiple fans appeared to engage in the fight.

  5. Fox32 Chicago

    Video shows fight in Wrigley Field bleachers during Cubs-White Sox game (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    A fight broke out in the Wrigley Field bleachers Monday night as the Chicago Cubs hosted the White Sox in the Crosstown Classic. Fight during Cubs-White Sox game Video posted to X shows a scuffle in the bleachers with multiple fans throwing punches.

  6. New York Post

    Cubs-White Sox fan fight gets real ugly at Wrigley Field: ‘He’s got to go to jail’ (opens New York Post)

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    The friendly confines sometimes aren't so friendly.

  7. Breitbart News

    Crosstown Brawl: Chicago Cubs, White Sox Fans Battle in the Stands (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Chicago White Sox and Cubs fans erupted in a massive brawl at the Cubs' Wrigley Field during Monday's night's “crosstown classic” game.

  8. Sun Times

    Man charged with sucker-punching fan at Cubs-Sox game at Wrigley Field (opens Sun Times)

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    A man was arrested and charged with punching a fan at Monday night's Crosstown Classic game at Wrigley Field, where the Cubs beat the White Sox 7-5 in extra innings. The fight, which Chicago police say is not connected to an eighth-inning brawl in the stands captured in a

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