This story is not a joke. It is based on a real article in the New York Times on September 15th of this year.
The article states:
"A curious phenomenon has emerged at the intersection of fashion, sports and crime: dozens of men and women who have robbed, beaten, stabbed and shot at their fellow New Yorkers have done so while wearing Yankees caps or clothing."
The article further states:
"Since 2000, more than 100 people who have been suspects or persons of interest in connection with serious crimes in New York City wore Yankees apparel at the time of the crimes or at the time of their arrest or arraignment. The tally is based on a review of New York Police Department news releases, surveillance video and images of robberies and other crimes, as well as police sketches and newspaper articles that described suspects' clothing. No other sports team comes close.
"The Mets, forever in the shadow of their Bronx rivals, are perhaps grateful to be losing this one: only about a dozen people in the same review were found to be wearing Mets gear."
There is no one proven theory on why this trend exists although the article lists a few possibilities. The article then goes on to cite some of the criminal history that Yankee caps have been involved in.
This is one of those stories that makes me proud to be a Red Sox fan!
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