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Jose Bautista pranks Yankees fans with fake toss, Yankees' fans get even
You messed with the wrong group of fans, Jose Bautista.
The fans who make up the right field bleachers at Yankee Stadium are a passionate bunch, and there's no doubt they're a little extra surly this September with the Yankees heading for an early vacation and Derek Jeter headed for retirement.
That thought probably didn't cross Bautista's mind on Saturday afternoon when he playfully pump-faked and teased a souvenir toss after catching the final out of an inning during Toronto's 6-3 victory. Naturally, the fans all took the bait, thinking Bautista was being a nice guy — which he often is — but their collective disappointment was immediately clear as every arm dropped faster than Masahiro Tanaka's best splitter.
A few of those arms probably reappeared with a message for Bautista, but thankfully the cameras didn't pick that up. Besides, they had a better way to get even anyway, and that opportunity would actually come before the next defensive inning.
Knowing he'd made a few enemies, Bautista attempted to right the wrong following his pre-inning warmup tosses by actually throwing a ball into the stands. This time, though, the fans weren't interested. It's their ballpark, after all, and Bautista's welcome was worn out. The fan who caught the ball showed it off, ignored the Blue Jays fan who somehow got tickets in right field, and then quickly fired it back in Bautista's direction.
That symbolizes a rejection so strong from Yankees fans, it's only used for opposing home runs, the Boston Red Sox and Derek Jeter foul balls. OK, so maybe the last part was only true on Friday night.
In all seriousness, it was all harmless fun, which is what everybody hopes to have at the ballpark. Positive interaction between player (especially visiting player) and fans is always fun to see, and there's no doubt the player and fans involved on Saturday are among the best at that.
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