The Phillies and Mets went into extra innings last night during Sunday Night Baseball. However, the extra innings weren’t needed for the news that the US Military had finally killed Osama Bin Laden. Fans erupted in “U-S-A” chants during the game last night.

Players at first were confused…

“I was sitting in the dugout and didn’t understand what was going on for a minute,” Philadelphia starting pitcher Cliff Lee(notes) said.

But the importance of the evening was not understated, like Mets starter Chris Young said….

“Probably a night I will never forget,” Young said. “I was in the training room when I heard the announcement. I got chills hearing that crowd. It’s a historic night and a great victory for the United States.”

Great news for the United States. Probably even greater news for President Obama as he heads for re-election. Pretty cool that a game was going on when the news broke, and it circulated throughout the stadium.