Following Saturday's incident in which a fan threw a baseball from the stands that hit Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo, Yankees manager Aaron Boone called for the fan to be thrown in jail. That hasn't happened, but Major League Baseball stepped in to issue its own form of punishment with a lifetime ban.
The Yankees and MLB will bar the fan from attending any MLB ballpark for life, the team said in a statement, according to Brendan Kuty of NJ.com.
“While the Yankees appreciate the spirit and passion of our fans in our various rivalries—especially with the Red Sox—reckless, disorderly and dangerous behavior that puts the safety of players, field staff or fellow fans in jeopardy will not be tolerated,” the statement read.