“The game and experience is of no significance now. The spirit of sports ends with the ugliness of humanity.”
Published: Oct. 31, 2024, 3:55 p.m.TV star Wendell Pierce says he will remember the fifth and final game of the 2024 World Series — but for all the wrong reasons.
Pierce tweeted that he left Wednesday’s game early, alleging “people were throwing things at me” for speaking to a Dodgers fan. He tweeted about his experience two hours after posting a video of himself sharing his excitement for Game 5, rooting for the Yankees and wearing a hat with the team’s logo.
In subsequent tweets, Pierce lamented the rowdy fans who he said came to the World Series game to “act an a—,” adding that they take away from the experience of watching skilled players on both teams, including Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole and Dodgers series MVP Freddie Freeman. The game, Pierce said, “will mean nothing to me because all I remember will be the obnoxious fans I had to avoid.”
Prior to Wednesday’s game in the Bronx, the Dodgers had secured a 3-1 lead in the series, but the team appeared headed back to L.A. for a Game 6 after the Yankees scored early and often. Then, in what Betts called a “crazy” top of the fifth, the boys in blue pounced on errors and gaffes, scoring five runs and wiping out the Yankees’ 5-0 lead.
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