The New York Yankees faced off against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, and it was another frustrating game for the Yankees, who had a number of players lose their cool in another loss.
Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon started things off on the wrong foot, allowing six runs in his 4.1 innings of work. He had a verbal interaction with a heckling Yankees fan in the game, blowing a kiss to the angry fan as he walked off the field in the third inning.
While one Yankees pitcher was destroying a fan verbally, another was doing so quite literally. Veteran relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle also struggled in his outing on Wednesday, allowing one run on an RBI double that helped the Angels extend their lead.
After finishing the inning, he was extremely upset in the dugout, and took his frustrations out on a fan in the dugout, first throwing a glove at it and then stomping on it.
Many around the MLB world took notice of Kahnle’s actions and offered their reaction on social media.
https://twitter.com/BarnHasSpoken2/status/1681846206627037184
Tommy Kahnle just MURDERED this fan. https://t.co/rqXsB7mXvh
— Patrick Hennessy (@UnhingedPatrick) July 20, 2023
It may have been a bit extreme for Kahnle to do this, but at the very least it shows that he cares about his, and the team’s struggles as of late.
The Yankees would go on to lose the game 7-3, which is their fourth straight loss and their eighth loss in their last ten games.
It seems like things are only getting worse for the Yankees, who are now bordering on dropping below .500 in the uber-competitive AL East.