Wendell Pierce. John Nacion/FilmMagic
Actor Wendell Pierce needed to depart Sport 5 of the 2024 World Collection early after followers at Yankee Stadium started throwing issues at him whereas he was speaking to a Los Angeles Dodgers fan.
Pierce, 61, shared his expertise through X on Wednesday, October 30, through the recreation, telling followers, “The World Collection is over for me.”
“Sadly I simply left the Yankees recreation as a result of I used to be speaking to a Dodgers fan and other people have been throwing issues at me,” he wrote. “Unruly, obnoxious folks can damage every part. The worst expertise ever. The sport and expertise is of no significance now. The spirit of sports activities ends with the ugliness of humanity.”
That put up got here round 10:30 p.m. ET, shortly after the Yankees blew a 5-0 lead in what is going to go down as one of many worst defensive innings in World Collection historical past. The Dodgers went on to win the sport 7-6, clinching their second World Collection crown up to now 5 seasons.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole took a no-hitter into the fifth inning earlier than all of it unraveled with the Yankees’ comedy of errors, together with a play by which Cole didn’t cowl first base on a floor ball. He stayed within the recreation after that, gutting out two extra innings to maintain his group within the recreation.
“The truth that some suburban who ha’s come to Yankee stadium to behave an ass, fully ruins the artistry of Cole pitching a no hitter into the fifth, or [Freddie] Freeman with a 4 recreation consecutive residence run streak: each within the World Collection,” Pierce continued. “It would imply nothing to me as a result of all I keep in mind would be the obnoxious followers I needed to keep away from.”
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“The exact opposite of the Olympic expertise when competitors is well known due to the extent of experience,” Pierce famous.
The Elsbeth star is a baseball fan, not a Yankees or Dodgers fan. He wore each hats through the sequence, supporting the house group every recreation. After the Dodgers received Sport 5, he shared a video of himself celebrating with different L.A. followers after Sport 1.
“I may care much less about its end result,” he concluded. “I noticed [Aaron] Decide discover his swing for a homerun, I noticed a stroll off Grand Slam homerun by Freeman. I noticed a masterclass in pitching by Cole and [Jack] Flaherty. The gamers I’ll keep in mind.”
