NEWSLETTER
The New York Yankees walked off a winner today at Yankee Stadium over the Cleveland Guardians, but barely anyone is going to remember that part of the day outside of hardcore Yankees fans.
The rest of us are going to remember this:
Fans at Yankee Stadium throw things at Guardians players after the game ends. pic.twitter.com/1LIv66LfBW
— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) April 23, 2022
Unbelievable behavior. Dangerous. Thoughtless. And it’s going to earn the folks who are identified a lifetime ban.
It seems what precipitated the garbage chucking – NOT that anything at all excuses it – is that Guardians outfielders Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado had been exchanging words with the fans in defense of their teammate, Steven Kwan, who’d run into the wall earlier and was injured. Sounds like the fans were saying some nasty things to Kwan after that, and his teammates had had enough:
"If I were to do it again I probably would've said the same thing."
Myles Straw doesn't regret defending his teammates at the end of the game. #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/kyWioAoWwu
— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) April 23, 2022
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
Myles Straw initially declined to comment, but then made his feelings known 😳
Trash was thrown at Guardians outfielders at Yankee Stadium after New York's walk-off win Saturday.https://t.co/y44qcN8Vrd pic.twitter.com/GjcGJmJVey
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) April 23, 2022
