Cleveland outfielder Myles Straw had some harsh words for Yankees fans after Saturday’s incident.
The Yankees beat Cleveland 5-4 on Saturday on a walk-off hit by Gleyber Torres. After the walk-off hit, Yankees fans began throwing trash at Cleveland players in right field.
There is some context to the matter.
The batter before Torres was Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, who delivered a game-tying RBI double. Cleveland left fielder Steven Kwan hurt himself running into the wall trying to chase down Kiner-Falefa’s double.
Straw, who was in center field, did not appreciate what some Yankees fans said to Kwan after the play. He climbed the right field wall to confront the fans.
So, after Torres’ hit, Yankees fans threw trash at Cleveland’s outfielders.
Cleveland’s players were not happy with the treatment they received from the opposing fans. Straw took his displeasure to another level, calling Yankees fans “classless” and the “worst fan base on the planet.”
“I’m not talking. I’ll let the fans talk for me. Classless… Worst fan base on the planet,” Straw said of Yankees fans, via The Athletic.
Straw even said after the game he didn’t regret his actions.
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