New York Yankees fans enraged at embarrassing spring training loss to the Tampa Bay Rays

New York Yankees fans were left embarrassed by their side's humiliating shut-out loss against the Tampa Bay Rays in spring training at the Champion Stadium on Tuesday. Fans expressed their anger on Twitter, calling out the management over the loss.

The Yankees started on a poor note, going behind by two runs in the first inning off a two-run home run by Luke Raley. After six scoreless innings from either side, the Yankees were absolutely blown away in the bottom of the seventh inning as they conceded eight runs.

Oslevis Basabe scored two runs, with Logan Driscoll scoring with him. Tristan Peters then scored with Oslevis Basabe again, completing another double. This was followed by a three-run home run by Jonathan Aranda and another single scored by Jordan Qsar. Two runs in the bottom of the eight completed a 12-0 devastation.

To be fair to the Yankees and their management, they were playing a second-string roster with big names missing from their lineup. But either way, fans weren't convinced.

One fan stated that even though this was just spring training, there shouldn't be any excuses.

Much of the anger was directed at the Yankees' management as there were calls to fire General Manager Aaron Boone. Some people also called for the team to be sold.

The New York Yankees podcast show account, Yanks Go Yard, called for the entire roster to be DFA except for Matt Krook, who gave in a good performance.

The match itself wasn't televised and saved the frustration of plenty of fans who wouldn't have wanted to witness this horror show.

The Yankees are one of the most hated teams in the league thanks to their massive success. So there was no doubt that fans from other teams got on their backs.

New York Yankees' upcoming spring training schedule

The 2023 spring training moves on as teams look to get their rosters ready for the regular season that is expected to start in April. The Yankees are currently 3-2 and will take on the Washington Nationals today. Following their game against the Nationals, the Yankees will be hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates at their facility tomorrow.

Some big names are expected to be back in action as the Yankees look to settle their roster.

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Nikhil Parshy is a baseball and ice hockey journalist at Sportskeeda, and after starting out as a cricket reporter, he has been an analyst with SK since November 2022. His interest in the sports were piqued a few years back after watching highlights on YouTube and he has followed the game ever since.

The Chicago Cubs breaking the 108-year curse in 2016 to lift the World Series remains Nikhil's favorite baseball moment. Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani has been his favorite player ever since he started following the game, while the LA Dodgers are his favorite team.

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