Yankees fans boo the umpire after he realized the net was too high to throw a ball over, a breakdown
What Happened
In a spring training game, umpire Laz Diaz decided not to throw a ball over a net, realizing it was too high. The fans at Yankee Stadium booed him, and Diaz playfully interacted with them, covering his ears and giving the ball to a young fan. The video highlighted Diaz's lighthearted response to the fans' reaction.
Why This Matters
Laz Diaz is usually the guy we're mad at, but here he's actually being a mensch at spring training. He realizes the net's too high to yeet a ball over it, the Yankees fans start booing him for not even trying, and instead of getting defensive he leans into it hard. It's the ump vs. the crowd energy we didn't know we needed.
Nearly 400K people watched Laz Diaz troll Yankees fans, landing this gem at number 715 on the all-time Jomboy rankings.
Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Players: Laz Diaz. Teams: Yankees.
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Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentUmpire Laz Diaz toys with the fans at
Yankee spring training. He's going to
walk. He's going to pick up the ball.
He's going to look at the crowd, the
young kids. No, never mind. Going in my
pocket. I like this ball. Decided I'm
not going to throw it. And then he just
posts up like, "What do you got?" So
they start booing him, you know, like
you do. And he's playing into it. He's
being fun. And then they're really
booing him. And he's like, "Can't hear
you. I can't hear you due to my hands
being over my ears. How do you know when
to stop holding them?" He gave the ball
to the fans. They followed this up. Said
in between innings, he walked over to
the crowd. He gave the ball to a little
kid. He realized the net was too high
and he was like, I don't know if I'm
going to be able to throw it over that
net. So, he just pocketed it. And then
once he did that, he was like, I'll have
some fun with the crowd. And you got to
like that.