A trolling New York Yankees fan visited the Houston Astros at spring training Monday.
The fan, who goes by @captainderk on Twitter, could be heard banging on a trash can as Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, and Carlos Correa took part in batting practice.
It was more of a walk off... https://t.co/6aYKsR9eWh pic.twitter.com/Wa7VHnzpua
— Derk (@captainderk) February 17, 2020
The fan also filmed himself yelling "cheater" at Altuve.
🗣🗣 CHEATER @JoseAltuve27 pic.twitter.com/1xRc7a3mss
— Derk (@captainderk) February 17, 2020
"Everybody has the right to say whatever they want to say, and we put ourselves in that position," Bregman said Monday, according to Kristie Rieken of The Associated Press. "I think what we can do moving forward is learn and work extremely hard to regain the trust of baseball fans. We know that won't be easy, but we feel the responsibility to do that."
In January, Major League Baseball found the Astros guilty of using technology to steal signs and banging on a trash can to let hitters know what pitches were coming.
