Texas Rangers fan dubbed a 'clown' by MLB announcer over controversial ejection is REINSTATED after plea from San Diego Padres players
A Texas Rangers fan dubbed a clown by one of the team's broadcast announcers got kicked out of Wednesday night's game against the Padres.
However, he was allowed to come back into Globe Life Field after pleas from opposing San Diego Padres players, including star Manny Machado.
During the eighth inning of Texas' game against San Diego in Arlington, Padres hitter and former Ranger Jurickson Profar fouled a ball down the third-base line and behind the dugout where his teammates were located.
A Rangers fan in the front row directly behind the Padres dugout, who looked to be drunk, tried to catch the ball by getting on the roof of the dugout, where there isn't much room to maneuver.
The fan fell into the netting separating the players from the fans and ricocheted back onto the roof of the dugout, spilling most of his drink he was holding.
A Texas Rangers fan fell onto the netting protecting the San Diego Padres on Wednesday
Padres players then disagreed with stadium security's decision to kick the fan out of the game
After sitting back down in his seat, Globe Life Field security was surrounding his seat, trying to remove him from the venue.
Major League Baseball rules are clear that fans cannot enter the field of play, which the drunken Texas fan briefly did.
Fans booed the security guards for kicking out the fan, with multiple Padres players signaling to stadium security to let the fan come back to his seat.
The Rangers lost the game 6-4 to the Padres, with no more runs being scored after the drunken fan nearly fell into the San Diego dugout, which would have had way-worse results for him if MLB had not instituted putting the protective nets up beginning in the 2020 season.
Texas' fans were enjoying themselves in the front row behind the Padres dugout, even though the team has not had much success in the year after winning the World Series.
The Rangers are currently seven games back of the first place Seattle Mariners in the American League West, and even further back in the Wild Card race.
