Actor Wendell Pierce says he was compelled to depart Recreation 5 of the World Collection early after “unruly” and “obnoxious” followers at Yankee Stadium started throwing issues at him.
The “Suits” actor, who was sporting a New York Yankees hat on the sport, posted a sequence of messages on X on Wednesday night time explaining the state of affairs, which he says started when he interacted with a Los Angeles Dodgers fan.
The Los Angeles Dodgers secured their eighth World Collection title on Wednesday night time, beating the New York Yankees in Recreation 5 of the World Collection, 7-6, at Yankee Stadium in New York Metropolis. (IMAGN)
“Unfortunately I just left the Yankees game because I was talking to a Dodgers fan and people were throwing things at me. Unruly, obnoxious people can ruin everything,” his submit learn.
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“The worst experience ever. The game and experience is of no significance now. The spirit of sports ends with the ugliness of humanity.”
Pierce didn’t make clear which staff the followers had been rooting for, however he tagged the Yankees in one other submit criticizing the incident.
“The fact that some suburban who ha’s come to Yankee stadium to act an a–, completely ruins the artistry of (Gerrit) Cole pitching a no hitter into the 5th, or (Freddie) Freeman with a 4 game consecutive home run streak: both in the World Series. It will mean nothing to me because all I remember will be the obnoxious fans I had to avoid,” he wrote.
Wendell Pierce attends The Artistic Coalition’s Tenth Annual Tv Humanitarian Awards Gala Luncheon at LadyHawk Restaurant in West Hollywood, California, on Sept. 14. (Olivia Wong/Getty Photographs)
YANKEES FANS BANNED FROM WORLD SERIES GAME 5 AFTER INTERFERING WITH DODGERS’ MOOKIE BETTS
Pierce later added that he may “care less” concerning the final result of the World Collection after the incident.
The actor’s interplay with disruptive followers follows an incident the place two Yankee followers had been thrown out of Recreation 4 after they interfered with Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts.
Through the first inning of the Yankees’ 11-4 win on Tuesday, Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres hit a foul ball down the precise subject line. Because the ball tailed into the stands, Betts made a leaping catch alongside the wall. Nevertheless, as he was coming off the wall, two followers tried to pry the ball out of his glove and tried to tear the glove off his hand.
Two followers, Austin Capobianco (left) and John Peter, intervene with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts as he makes an attempt to catch a fly ball in foul territory throughout Recreation 4 of the 2024 World Collection towards the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York Metropolis on Tuesday. (Al Bello/Getty Photographs)
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The followers, recognized as season ticket holders Austin Capobianco and John Peter, had been thrown out of the stadium and banned from attending Recreation 5.
Fox Information’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.
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