PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Five years ago, an early spring baseball game between division rivals the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies turned into something so much more.
The game was televised nationally through ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.
Towards the end of the game on that night - May 1, 2011 - at Citizens Bank Park, word was spreading that the United States military had killed Osama bin Laden.
Chants of USA broke out in crowd as players on the field were unsure exactly why.
PHOTOS: Phillies vs. Mets on May 1, 2011
Soon, President Barack Obama announced the death of bin Laden had occurred during a U.S. operation in Pakistan.
On Sunday morning, ESPN's Outside the Lines, in conjunction with E:60, presented a look back at that night through their Sunday Night Baseball telecast which aired the instant reaction of Phils and Mets fans to a worldwide audience.
ESPN interviewed players from both teams including former Phillies Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Madson, as well as fans who were in attendance.
As host Bob Ley said:
Listen to the OTL Podcast: May 1, 2011.
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ESPN contributed to this report.