Why Do Yankees Fans Hate Astros Star Alex Bregman?

The New York Yankees fans are brutal and immensely passionate. Especially when it comes to vocalizing whom they hate. A period when the Yanks were greatly affected by a controversy was the 2019-2020 – sign-stealing scandal. And this led the fans of New York to hate a team and one of its players like never before.

Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros was one of the people who admitted to being involved in the scandal and even publicly apologized. Despite that, fans did not seem to be happy about it. The already affected Yanks could not take it when this added to their misery. It’s worth looking at the details. 

A Peek Into The Past

The majority of the animosity stems from fans’ opinion that the Astros players handled the scandal’s fallout badly. Not only did they attempt to downplay it, but they also did not plead for forgiveness enough. Or perhaps because the team was spared the forfeiture of its 2017 championship and Rob Manfred, the commissioner of baseball, did not impose a harsh enough action.

While most people have moved on from Houston’s disgraceful 2017 season and accepted the Astros for frequently winning, Bregman was one of the least humble players in 2020. After the accusation, he read a little slip of paper during the team’s public apology and gave scant attention to the controversy.

After all that is said and done, it is to note that Alex’s contract is set to expire after 2024. With that raises a possibility of trading him to the Yankees. How are the fans going to take it? Is it possible that the Yankees’ faithful bury the hatchet? While there’s enough evidence in the past to predict that, one in particular comes to mind.

Will The New York Yankees Ever Accept Alex Bregman As Their Own?

It is clear that the fans would not be happy about it. Well, their perspective on this subject comes from yet another instance in the past related to the sign stealing scandal. Jomboy had broken down the video of the Astros from 2017, smashing trash cans and savaging opposing pitchers. Jomboy even made an effort to dispel numerous widespread rumors about 2019 in the weeks following the scandal. He did a deep dive on the use of buzzers and suspicious whistling as well. Clearly, this rubbed the 3rd baseman the wrong way.

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It’s crucial to remember that Jomboy’s theory was not baseball. While the entire league was suspicious, Rob Manfred too acknowledged that one might never find out. Bregman also called Jomboy a “conspiracy theorist” in a quickly deleted tweet. Well, all this only sums up how the Bronx allegedly might never welcome Bregman given their friction filled history.

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