If the first spring training practices are any indication, the Houston Astros should probably get ready for some brutal treatment across big-league ballparks this season.
It’s already happening at their own spring training facility in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Houston Astros organization was punished this offseason for cheating tactics that dated back to the 2017 World Series season. That cheating, of course, included whacking a trash can to signify off-speed pitches. So, when notable Astros cheaters Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa took their first rounds of batting practice on Monday, one fan came prepared to troll the players.
This fan brought a trash can to the facility and banged something against it before taking off running. It was all caught on video.
This guy brought a trash can to Astros batting practice 😂
(via @captainderk)pic.twitter.com/OSoArTTPjI
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 18, 2020
Quite the crowd for Altuve/Bregman/Correa’s first round of batting practice. When they arrived, a man banged a trash can three times behind home plate before running off. pic.twitter.com/90sEuQN5Bm
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 17, 2020
Something tells me that this won’t be the only time the Astros encounter similar, trash-can-aided heckling.
Altuve was also called a “cheater” as he signed autographs on Monday.
🗣🗣 CHEATER @JoseAltuve27 pic.twitter.com/1xRc7a3mss
— Derk (@captainderk) February 17, 2020
It’s going to be a long season in Houston.
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