Here's what the key figures in the Red Sox-Yankees brawl had to

Silverman: Managers Alex Cora and Aaron Boone know a good Red Sox-Yankees brawl is also good for the game – Boston Herald

Bad Blood Between the Yankees and the Red Sox Is Good for Baseball - The New York Times

In enemy territory: Yankee fan John Lavelle gets beer bath from Red Sox fan in Boston in 2004

Alex Rodriguez, Jason Varitek still enemies 17 years after infamous Yankees-Red Sox brawl

The rivalry is back: Benches clear, punches thrown between Yankees and Red Sox at Fenway

Benches clear twice between Yankees, Red Sox

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Baseball crosses the pond, as the Yankees beat the Red Sox in a packed stadium in London - ABC News

Whitlock pitches Red Sox over Yanks 3-2 in rivals' 1st meeting this year

A look back at the top 5 Yankees-Red Sox brawls in history – New York Daily News