Yankees Fans Mistakenly Boo Wrong Player During Game Thinking He Played For Astros: "Cheater!"

Yankees Fans Mistakenly Boo Wrong Player During Game Thinking He Played For Astros: “Cheater!”

February 28, 2021, 8:03pm EST (Updated: January 6, 2023, 10:44am)By Darrelle Lincoln

You know baseball is back when Yankees fans are getting slandered for something they did.

On Sunday, Yankees fans were riled up and ready to boo a player during Sunday’s spring training exhibition against the Blue Jays.

Toronto’s Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was met with “cheater” chants in Tampa after the crowd mistakenly thought he was his brother Yuli, an infielder for the Houston Astros. Yuli was part of the 2017 championship Astros team that beat the Yankees in the ALCS.

Am I missing something or are Yankees fans booing the wrong Gurriel brother? lmfaoooooooo
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) February 28, 2021

wait were yankees fans really booing lourdes gurriel bahaa
— mag (@brantleycorrea) February 28, 2021

So from what I saw from the Yankee:

King apparently throws 97mph now
Fans booed the wrong Gurriel
Fans booed Sanchez for striking out in the spring training game
— Ryan (@Bronx_ILs) February 28, 2021

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yankees fans yelling cheater at the wrong gurriel bro has been the highlight so far
— “Adam” Gonshor (@adamgonshor) February 28, 2021

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Fans yelling "BOOOO CHEATER" at Lourdes Gurriel Jr LOL the brother of 2017 Astros player Yuli Gurriel
— Fuzzy (@fuzzyfromyt) February 28, 2021

Yankees fans in Florida booing Lourdes Gurriel instead of Yuli just screams bandwagon.
— Kevin (@limpbaddymormon) February 28, 2021

lmfaooo yankee fans really booing Yuli Gurriel’s brother thinking it’s him
— space cowboi cisco ???‍?? (@Cisgloo) February 28, 2021

Here’s highlights of the game:

The Astros will visit Yankee Stadium for a three-game set in May.