Palestinian flag-waving fan who stormed Yankee Stadium field during 9/11 anniversary game identified
The Palestinian flag-waving man who stormed the field at Yankee Stadium during Friday’s Subway Series matchup has been identified as Kelly Marcucci, a Long Island man who is now facing several misdemeanor charges.
Wearing a baseball jersey with ‘No Kings’ emblazoned across the front, Marcucci was seen sprinting onto the field with the flag in the seventh inning only to be tackled by security amid stadium-wide chants of ‘USA! USA!’
‘No Kings’ is a maxim adopted by many of President Donald Trump’s critics.
As revealed by the NYPD on Saturday, the 38-year-old Marcucci has been booked for interference with a professional sporting event and trespassing following his arrest during the Yankees’ 6-4 win over the crosstown Mets. The protest occurred during a game scheduled to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks.
Prior to the game, Marcucci posted a rant on his Facebook page blasting everyone from President Donald Trump to podcaster Joe Rogan. He went on to discuss the evils of capitalism and Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Daily Mail has verified a deactivated OnlyFans account belonging to Marcucci, who is seen shirtless with a noticeable bulge protruding from his shorts in a profile picture atop the page. Although that image appears to be mirrored, there is an identifiable tattoo on Marcucci’s biceps – the same design peeking out from his left sleeve on Friday night in the Bronx.
The 38-year-old Marcucci has been booked for interference with a professional sporting event and trespassing following his arrest during the Yankees’ 6-4 win over the crosstown Mets
The shocking interruption came during the first game of the Subway Series on 9/11
The Daily Mail has verified a deactivated OnlyFans account belonging to Marcucci, who is seen shirtless with a noticeable bulge protruding from his shorts in a profile picture atop the page
‘Minding my own business is one of my favorite things to do,’ his OnlyFans bio began. ‘Im Passionate about social equality. Injustice anywhere is Injustice everywhere.
‘Politically, I identify as a revisionist-Marxist, and the core values of this expression are very important to me.
‘I like to push myself mentally and physically, whether it be Skydiving, travelling through Europe alone, Yoga, Pilates, Spin classes, Education.’
He goes on to claim he has a communications degree and added that he was pursuing a journalism degree at Stony Brook.
Marcucci also claimed to have created the OnlyFans page ‘as a joke’ to see ‘how cultural normatives have passed judgement on those who have chose (sic) to make an “OnlyFans.” And that bothered me.’
Marcucci did not immediately respond to The Daily Mail’s request for comment.
Marcucci’s chest tattoo also matched the design pictured in his OnlyFans profile photo
The interruption came in the seventh inning on a deeply emotional night in the Bronx
Prior to the game, Marcucci posted a rant on his now-deactivated Facebook page blasting everyone from President Donald Trump to podcaster Joe Rogan
Kelly Marcucci also took aim at Saudi Arabia for the 9/11 attacks on his Facebook page
The interruption came in the seventh inning of the game, which marked a deeply emotional night for the city of New York.
The Mets and the Yankees faced each other on a night that commemorated a quarter-century since the terror attacks on the Twin Towers that took the lives of almost 3,000 people.
The Yankees hosted a touching pregame ceremony as the teams remembered the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Before players took to the field, members of the Yankees’ 2001 team, including Derek Jeter, led the pregame tributes to the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Jorge Posada, Paul O’Neill, Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius, Mariano Rivera and Jeter along with manager Joe Torre walked onto the field in their former pinstripe jerseys.
The pennant-winning players joined the servicemen and women, including honor guards from the NYPD, FDNY, and PAPD, who carried out the presentation of colors as a giant American flag was unfurled in the outfield.
Earlier in the afternoon, Jeter was joined by current Yankees captain Aaron Judge and pitcher Gerrit Cole as the trio laid a commemorative wreath beside the 9/11 monument in Monument Park at the ballpark.