WATCH: Ugly Scenes Unfold as New York Yankees Fans Throw Garbage at Rival Team Players After Walk-off Win
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The New York Yankees did manage to get a win against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday in the Bronx. But the misbehavior done by the Pinstripes fans overshadowed the thrilling victory. After a late win on Saturday, the Yankees fans did not even hesitate to show their disrespect towards the opposition players.
Notably, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians played their second game of the three-game series in the Bronx on Saturday. Players like Gleyber Torres and Isiah Kiner-Falefa snatched the game from the Guardians’ jaw in the ninth inning.
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Had the Guardians won this game against the Yankees, the series would have been tied by 1-1. But with this win, the Yankees sealed the series against the Guardians. Now, even if the Yankees do not win the third, i.e., the last game of the series, they have already won the series against a top side like the Cleveland Guardians.
Guardians players slam the New York Yankees fans’ misbehavior
There is nothing wrong with celebrating your favorite team. But one should never cross the line and hurt the opposition players. After the victory against the Guardians on Saturday, the Yankees fans started throwing trash cans and garbage toward the opposition players.
The video of the incident is still doing rounds on the Internet. Even the Yankees players, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton asked the fans to stop. But the fans were utterly disrespectful toward the Guardians players.
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Guardians outfielder Myles Straw climbed the wall to exchange words with a fan after a game-tying double
Then Yankees fans threw garbage on the field after New York’s walk-off hit. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton told them to stop pic.twitter.com/Hfij0oD7O5
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 23, 2022
Even the longtime radio broadcaster John Sterling was furious with the Yankees fans. He even referred to them as “Hooligans”.
“Those aren’t Yankees fans! Hooligans!”
Longtime radio broadcaster John Sterling was disgusted by what happened at Yankee Stadium today pic.twitter.com/16HzRzfZTL
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 23, 2022
Reacting to this incident, the Guardians outfielder Oscar Mercado criticized the incident. He said that there will be consequences for this. “I am not going to sit there and allow them to just throw stuff at me and take it like it’s nothing. They need to be held accountable,” Oscar said.
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“And I think there should be rules to set up for that. Because in all honesty that is ridiculous and that should not happen,” he added.
Guardians outfielder Oscar Mercado describes what happened when Yankees fans started throwing trash at him on the field & what caused the whole incident.
(via @BallySportsCLE)pic.twitter.com/nVjeeCkadK
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 23, 2022
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Knowing that there is still one game left to play against the Guardians, things might go ugly on Sunday. What do you expect from the third game between the Yankees and Guardians?
Edited by:
Arunaditya Aima