"Orioles players soft as f**k" - Yankees fans react as Heston Kjerstad gets into scuffle against Anthony Volpe and Pablo Reyes
New York Yankees fans called out Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad after an incident involving Anthony Volpe and Pablo Ramos. During the fourth inning of Wednesday's contest, Kjerstad tried to steal second base while Ramos tried to corral the ball thrown from home plate. As Kjerstad slid, Ramos accidentally landed on his head. This drew the ire of the Orioles player.
Kjerstad mouthed off at both Ramos and Volpe. Volpe smiled and calmly patted the Orioles outfielder as the benches cleared to separate the individuals involved.
Fans were quick to react on X.
"Orioles players soft as f**k," one fan shared.
"Someone should have immediately punched him in the mouth after talking shit over that," a fan suggested.
"So… I guess Pablo was just supposed to let that ball flying into center field. What a clown," one fan said.
Yankees fans were livid at Kjerstad for initiating a confrontation with Volpe and Ramos over what they deemed was incidental contact.
"Is this guy for real?" a fan questioned.
"Always whining and trying to act like he wants smoke, never fires", one fan pointed out.
"Where do u want him to land? @Orioles" one fan asked.
The Orioles had the last laugh as the visitors outlasted the Bombers in the Bronx.
Yankees fall short against the Orioles, surrender series
In a surprising result, the New York Yankees succumbed to the Baltimore Orioles in the series-deciding Game 3. The Orioles were victorious with a scoreline of 5-4.
Yankees captain Aaron Judge opened the proceedings with a two-run bomb in the first inning for his 10th home run of the season. Ryan Mountcastle would answer back for Baltimore with a two-run blast of his own in the next half inning to draw the score level. Ramon Urias and Adley Rutschman would then combine minutes later to give the O's a 4-2 lead heading into the fourth inning.
Paul Goldschmidt smashed a solo home run in the fifth inning to cut the Orioles' lead to one. However, Jackson Holliday drove in Rustchman in the next half frame through a force out.
Judge then collected his third hit of the night as he brought home Oswald Peraza on an RBI single. In spite of his Herculean 3-for-3 effort with a home run and RBIs in Game 3, Judge's Bombers surrendered the series to the Orioles.