A close shave for Andrew Benintendi in Chicago
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Follow UsEx-Yankees player Andrew Benintendi had a near miss during the shooting incident on Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Chicago White Sox player was just 30 yards away from the place where it happened.
During the fourth inning of the Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics game, two fans sitting in the left-field bleachers got hit by gunfire. The White Sox players didn’t know about the shooting until the game was over, but now they’re beginning to understand what happened.
Andrew Benintendi, who played for the Yankees in 2022, told the Chicago Sun-Times that the shooting was around 30 yards behind them, which is closer than anyone would prefer.
The events of Friday night are still under investigation, but Fred Waller, the interim Chicago Police Superintendent, informed the Sun-Times that they have nearly ruled out the theory that one or more bullets were fired from outside the stadium, causing injuries to two women. According to Chicago police, a 42-year-old woman got shot in the leg during the game against the Oakland Athletics, and a 26-year-old