Yankees Fans Throw Water Bottles, Beer Cans At Guardians Players After Walk-off Win

Cleveland had a 4-3 lead entering the ninth inning and appeared to be on the precipice of its first comeback win of the year. But the Yankees scored two runs and stole a win away from the Guardians in frustrating fashion, 5-4.

But Yankee fans stole the show at the end of the game - and it got pretty ugly.

When Steven Kwan crashed into the left field wall and was unable to catch a game-sealing out, fans started yelling at him and taunting the players. That irritated Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado, who were playing in center field and right field at the time. Straw climbed the fence and got into a shouting match with a fan.

Then when Gleyber Torres delivered the walk-off hit to right field, fans started throwing water bottles and beer cans at Mercado and caused the entire Guardians team to rush out to try and protect the players.

Here's the scene at Yankee Stadium.

Gleyber Torres walks it off for the Yankees and fans proceed to throw trash at the Guardians outfielders

(via @YESNetwork)pic.twitter.com/oOvuARPA3K
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 23, 2022

Totally normal for the right field warning track to look like the living room floor of a frat house the morning after a rager https://t.co/SYvOweQPjy pic.twitter.com/GG71GfUigQ
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) April 23, 2022

Mercado told reporters after the game that some of the cans were still full and that fans need to be held accountable for throwing things on the field at players.

Oscar Mercado describes what happened in the outfield at the end of the game and what caused the whole scene. #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/xX7GUeG3Bz
— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) April 23, 2022

"There have to be consequences for behavior like that," he said.

Mercado also thanked the Yankee players that came out to try and calm down the situation.

Here's what Josh Naylor had to say:

"Win with respect. You don't need to throw stuff on the field, you don't need to hurt anyone."

Josh Naylor is not happy with how fans reacted after the Yankees won. #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/whL1OTVxjM
— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) April 23, 2022

Meanwhile, here's what Tito had to say after the game:

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