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Wads Of Cash And Carne Asada Fries: When Fans Interact With Outfielders

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3.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

With fans back in the stands during the 2021 MLB season, we’ve seen the return of one of baseball’s most unique traditions: fans interacting with outfielders while they’re playing in the field. However, as fun as these interactions can be, there are times that the dynamic turns dangerous, like the incident this year where a fan threw a baseball at Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Eno Sarris to discuss why these interactions are a double-edged sword, and whether they should ultimately be a part of the game.

Read Eno Sarris’s full story about outfielder-fan interactions: https://theathletic.com/2754023/2021/08/19/carne-asada-fries-pizza-bird-legs-the-unexpected-potential-of-outfield-fan-interactions/?source=theleadpodcast

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0:46.0

With baseball fans back in the stands the season, we've seen a return of one of baseball's most fascinating traditions.

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Fans interacting with outfielders while they're playing in the field.

1:04.0

And that youngster has a memory that it lasts him a lifetime. He got a ball from Mike Chowt to start the game and it's a celebration.

1:11.0

Look at that.

1:12.0

But as fun as these interactions can be, there are times they turn in the wrong direction.

1:18.0

The fan who hit Red Sox Left Fielder, Alex Ferdugo with a baseball has been banned for life from attending any MLB games.

1:27.0

Ferdugo was hit in the back by the ball thrown from the left field seats of Yankee Stadium.

1:33.0

That was in the sixth inning.

1:34.0

Today, the Athletic Sino-Saris joins us to explain why the outfielder fan dynamic is a double-edged sword.

1:40.0

And whether these interactions should remain part of the game in the future.

1:44.0

That's really one of the differences in baseball from the other sports.

1:47.0

There's very little fan interaction with the other sports.

1:51.0

And baseball has it for nine innings in the outfield every game.

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