Security confronts A's fan over simple message on his T-shirt

Shortly thereafter, the broadcast cut to commercial, and upon returning, several security personnel were blocking the fan from camera view.

And more keep funnelling down to join the fray.

How thin-skinned is management that a T-shirt like this is a bridge too far?

The fan, who later identified himself as Joe Horton, responded to social media posts about the incident.

"Not my first rodeo; happy to be there," he wrote on X. "When they show up, I think the whole time–you know this too is on TV right?"

Judging by how swiftly security swooped in to intercept and block him, he's right. It's not his first rodeo. It probably won't be his last either.

Fortunately, Horton revealed that security allowed him to stay for the game after a nice, lengthy conversation in close quarters.

He got to see a rare win for the "home" team over the Minnesota Twins.

The Athletics brass might want to worry more about the product they're putting on a Triple-A field than a harmless fan who disapproves of their work.

The A's were riding high on May 13, having improved to two games over .500 by demolishing the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Since then, they've been bad. Posting a record that might even make some players on the Colorado Rockies or Chicago White Sox blush — two wins, 20 losses.