WATCH: Tampa Bay Rays Player Appears to Do Trump ‘Fight’ Celebration After Getting a Hit
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Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls seemed to celebrate a base hit by referencing Donald Trump’s defiant “fight” chant after he was nearly assassinated.
The Rays took on the New York Yankees on Sunday in The Bronx. In the fifth inning, Walls hit a two-out single off Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman. When he got to second base, he turned to his team’s dugout, pumped his fist in the air and appeared to say, “Fight, fight.” To many online, the celebration was clearly done as a reference to Trump.
Taylor Walls did the Trump “Fight! Fight!” after this double pic.twitter.com/8K5ovTEIQh
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 21, 2024
Moments after Trump was shot at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, he stood up and pumped his fist to the crowd as Secret Service agents were huddled around him. The image — captured in one of the most striking photos in recent memory — is viewed by many Trump fans as an example of willingness to “fight” for the country.
A number of conservative social media accounts praised Walls for seemingly showing support for the former president.
The country is UNITING behind Donald Trump.
MLB players were seen doing Trump-inspired celebrations.
Tampa Bay Rays player Taylor Walls was seen going “Fight, Fight” with his FIST IN THE AIR…
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) July 21, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays’ Taylor Walls gets on base and celebrates with Trump’s famous fist pump and “Fight!” chant.
Fearless support for No. 45 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/RFQFYCarpW
— OutKick (@Outkick) July 21, 2024
As a baseball mom, this makes my heart sing with joy!
Taylor Walls of the Tampa Bay Rays fist pumps and says “fight” in celebration of hitting a double as nod to Donald Trump.
pic.twitter.com/2Xrt17joCb— Jessico Bowman (@JessicoBowman) July 21, 2024
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