AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 4-10, 2024

An attack by an armed gang in Pont-Sondé killed and displaced people in Haiti. Brazilians voted in municipal elections. Hurricane Milton crashed through both Cuba and Mexico's Yucatán peninsula.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The selection was curated by AP photo editor Jon Orbach, based in Mexico City.

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A sculpture of Poseidon stands in the ocean before the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

A goggle-wearing dog is strapped to a motorcycle driver's back as they wait at a stoplight in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Bolivia's national soccer team huddles during a training season ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Colombia, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A man votes in municipal elections in the Rocinha community of Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

People take photos of the spray from waves crashing against the Malecon seawall, brought by the passing of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Public hospital workers protest for higher salaries next to Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A boat is grounded in the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, amid severe drought. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Pucho and its caretake are sprinkled with holy water during a Blessing of the Animals service at San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Passengers stand on the forward of the Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship as the vessel approaches the gates of Miraflores Locks to become the first cruiser of the season to pass through the Panama Canal in Panama City, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Germain Rivaldo, wounded by a bullet during armed gang attacks, lies on a bed at Saint Nicolas hospital in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

People displaced by armed attacks receive food from a nongovernmental organization in Saint-Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. accused the Royals' Maikel Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt Anthony Volpe while sliding into second base during Game 4 of a tense AL Division Series that New York clinched with a 3-1 victory Thursday night.

Garcia had led off the sixth inning with a single and Michael Massey had followed with a chopper to first base, where Jon Berti fielded the ball and stepped on the bag. He then fired to Volpe covering second for the double play, and Garcia slid hard into the base — and Volpe likewise delivered a hard tag on the Kansas City third baseman.

Tempers immediately flared and both teams flooded the field, though no punches were thrown and nobody was tossed.

“I just felt like he tried to go in and injure Volpe because he was being a sore loser. You know what I mean?” Chisholm said. “He was talking a ton on Instagram and Twitter and stuff. I do the same thing but I'm not going to injure somebody if they're winning a game. I didn't like that. I told him we don't do that on this side and I'm going to stick up for my guys.”

Chisholm had already become the villain of the series when he said the Royals were “lucky” to win Game 2. He was was reminded of the comment during every at-bat, too, getting a steady stream of boos from a crowd starved for postseason ball.

The Yankees jokingly booed him during a postgame celebration in the visiting clubhouse Thursday night, as they looked ahead to a matchup with the Guardians or Tigers with Game 1 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees and Royals have come to loathe each other over the years, long before this playoff matchup. In fact, the angst can be traced back to the 1970s, when players such as George Brett of the Royals and the Yankees' Graig Nettles would get into all-out fist-fights during games that often decided who would be representing the American League in the World Series.

It looked a little like like those days when the benches emptied Thursday night.

“Yeah, it was like if there was some kind of upset over the slide or whatever, we just go back and show a little Hal McRae and Willie Randolph and we’ll all laugh at ourselves,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said jokingly.

The near-fracas wasn't funny to anyone at the time. Chisholm was chirping at the Royals while running into the middle of the scrum, and Yankees starter Gerrit Cole — who allowed a lone run over seven innings of precise pitching — had to be held back by several of his teammates as tensions ran high at Kauffman Stadium.

“I was holding my emotions in all night,” Cole admitted, “and let them out on the way to the dugout.”

It took Aaron Judge, among others, to keep the teams from coming to blows then they met near second base. And while order was restored and the game soon resumed, there was an underlying tension the rest of the way.

“I have no idea (what happened). Honestly,” Boone said. “It was like we were out there and then it was right back into we’re at the end of a playoff game. So I haven’t even let the dust settle and talk to the guys involved.”

When asked what happened from his perspective, Royals manager Matt Quatraro was matter-of-fact: “Volpe had the ball, blocked the bag, Maikel probably didn’t care for that too much, and it got a little chippy.”

It happens in postseason baseball, especially when the Yankees and Royals are involved.

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Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia, right, is tagged out at second by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe on a double play during the sixth inning in Game 4 of an American League Division baseball playoff series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals' Michael Massey was out at first. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia, right, stands up after being tagged out at second by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, left, on a double play during the sixth inning in Game 4 of an American League Division baseball playoff series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals' Michael Massey was out at first. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Umpire Roberto Ortiz holds back Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia (11) after being tagged out by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe as the benches empty after a double play during the sixth inning in Game 4 of an American League Division baseball playoff series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)