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Toronto Blue Jays apologize after fan has 'Yankees suck' flag nabbed by security

Adam Laskaris
Adam Laskaris
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Jul 23 2025, 12:24 am
Toronto Blue Jays apologize after fan has 'Yankees suck' flag nabbed by security
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For 23-year-old Toronto Blue Jays fan Alex Di Domizio, an encounter with Rogers Centre security was hardly in his thoughts when he made the trek down to the ballpark this week.

Heading down to see the Blue Jays take on the rival New York Yankees on Monday night, Di Domizio walked into the stadium with a “Yankees Suck” flag that he’d custom-made through a third party.

“I photoshopped the Jays logo onto the ‘Yankees Suck’ [background] that I found on Google, and then I got it printed on the flag,” he said in an interview with Offside. “I bought two of them at the same time.”

But before he even caught a single pitch of the game from his seats in the 200-level outfield located near Toronto’s bullpen, Di Domizio found himself suddenly getting flagged down by stadium security after holding the flag up for “about 10 minutes.”

It wasn’t described as an escalated interaction, though he admitted that he was unsure initially if he’d be tossed from the ballpark for the flag. After a short conversation, Di Domizio says he was escorted over to a guest services desk, where he was told that he’d be able to pick the flag up following the game.

“They kept saying ‘Yankees Suck’ was the problem. They didn’t say anything about the Jays logo in the middle,” Di Domizio added. “I wasn’t swearing on it or anything, like it just said the opposing team sucked, which is what we’re there for. I didn’t really think there was going to be a problem with it.”

The Blue Jays confirmed that Di Domizio’s flag was allowed into the ballpark, and that the temporary confiscation wasn’t up to company policy.

“After reviewing the situation, we made a mistake, and we have addressed the issue to ensure it does not happen again,” a Blue Jays spokesperson told Offside.

Despite a bit of confusion on his end, no boycott of the team is in order for Di Domizio.

“I’m going again on Wednesday [against the Yankees] but I’m probably not going to bring the flag this time, because I don’t want that to happen again,” he shared. “I hope I’m not blacklisted.”

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