Last night, in the thrill of his no-hitter—the first in Mets history—Johan Santana was swarmed by his teammates...and one really ballsy fan. A man, wearing a Gary Carter "8" jersey and a pair of jean shorts (jorts), joined the ecstatic players for a few brief moments until being tackled by stadium security. Let's watch it!
Not surprisingly, he was arrested. The NYPD tells us that two individuals were arrested at CitiField last night: Rafael Diaz, 32, of Massapequa and John Ries, 25, of Ronkokoma. Both were charged with interfering with a sporting event (there's no information about which is the one was in the huddle).
The city's law prohibiting interfering with sporting events is thanks to fashion designer Calvin Klein, who famously got up from his courtside seat at Madison Square Garden to talk to Latrell Sprewell during a Knicks game in 2003.
When CitiField opened in 2009, a man wearing a thong—and a stuffed animal monkey— ran onto the field. Craig Coakley was arrested (though his base running was lauded by the Post), fined $3,000 and sentenced to 20 days of community service—and banned FOR LIFE from City Field, Key Span Park, and any other Mets venue. So, Raphael and John—hope it was worth it!
