The New York Yankees are in a real bad way right now.
On Wednesday, the Yankees lost their fourth-straight game — a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels — and sit dead last in the AL East thanks to this recent slide. Things are getting testy between Yankees players and fans too, as earlier in Wednesday’s game, starter Carlos Rodon blew a kiss to fans behind the dugout who were booing him.
And now, the Yankees are taking their frustrations out on … cooling fans. Coming back into the dugout after allowing one run and two walks in an inning, relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle smashed a cooling fan in frustration due to his performance.
Tommy Kahnle is furious with himself pic.twitter.com/tIiiiabRkp
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 20, 2023
Even though Kahnle only allowed one run of the seven the Angels scored, it never feels good to have a mediocre performance on a struggling team. Plus, after a great start to the season, Kahnle has allowed runs in his last three appearances for the Yankees. Not what you want to see with the whole team in a slump.
After 16 scoreless outings to start the season, Tommy Kahnle has given up runs in each of his last three appearances
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 20, 2023
Baseball fans, however, had quite a few jokes to make about Kahnle stomping a cooling fan in frustration amidst more Yankees woes.
Yankees pitchers and fans having some interesting interactions tonight https://t.co/XNrT3sY50y
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 20, 2023
Both Rodon and Kahnle completely disrespecting the fans tonight https://t.co/oemhwuzjdy
— Mike Gianella (@MikeGianella) July 20, 2023
Not fan-friendly at all https://t.co/rtsCd8qRp3
— D.J. Short (@djshort) July 20, 2023
“Tommy Kahnle hates the fans” – NY Post headline probably
— Big Donkey 🐢 (@BigDonkey28) July 20, 2023
no regard for the fans https://t.co/BopOx48gdH
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) July 20, 2023
no, that fan was a week away from retirement! https://t.co/hyXDYChhge
— Phillip Seymour Mothman (@scratchbomb) July 20, 2023
Tommy is how all of us feel about this team right now https://t.co/mhFvw4a5yB
— Brandon (@bhauff_549) July 20, 2023
He wasn’t a fan https://t.co/XPBMp6hHSV
— JBJ got a hit 58 days ago (@JBJRevengeTour) July 20, 2023
Wow the Yankees are so angry they’re beating up their own fans https://t.co/LvAuDDx4pF
— Graham Foley (@graham_foley3) July 20, 2023
