Tag: Pawtucket Red Sox

Alcántara karate kicks Salazar

July 9, 2026

A friend shared this video with me, and I had to share for anyone else who has not seen this before. In a game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons on July 3, 2001, Pawtucket outfielder Izzy Alcántara was brushed back a couple of times by pitcher pitcher Blas Cedeño. Deciding he’d had enough, Alcántara abruptly karate-kicked catcher Jeremy Salazar before proceeding to the mound to throw an unsuccessful punch at Cedeño. The incident ignited a brawl between the two teams. Alcántara was suspended for six games and lost his spot on the International League’s All Star squad as a result of the incident.

The longest professional baseball game

September 10, 2015

The longest game in the history of professional baseball took place in 1981 between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the Triple-A International League.  The game lasted 33 innings and went on for a total of 8 hours and 25 minutes.  Played at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the first 32 innings of the contest were played April 18th and 19th.  The final inning of the game was played on June 23, 1981.  Pawtucket won the game, 3–2.

A pair of future Hall of Famers took part in this marathon competition.  Cal Ripken, Jr. batted 2–for–13 while playing third base for Rochester.  (The following year, Ripken would be named Rookie of the Year in the American League.)  Meanwhile, Wade Boggs played third base for Pawtucket, going 4–for–12 with a double and an RBI.

You can find some interesting numbers from the game here, and the official box score can be found here.

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