Internet Dubs Yankees’ Bat Boy ‘Joe Dirt’ 2.0
The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees faced off in an early season matchup yesterday kicking off a 3-game series between the two.
The Yankees ended up losing the game 3-2 but won the hearts of baseball fans with the addition of their new bat boy, AKA Joe Dirt. Apparently, the Yankees were down a bat boy and had to borrow an employee from Cleveland. Announcers immediately took notice as the David Spade lookalike was breaking multiple "neatness" rules.
In 1976 the rule was codified by New York that players could not have hair past their collar and no facial hair of any kind (other than clean mustaches.) The red cleats were a strong no-no as well. Yankees policy strictly states that team colors (blue, white, grey) are the only colors allowed on a player's feet.
None of it mattered. Not on this crisp spring evening. The baseball gods shined down and gave us a gift. Joe Dirt 2.0 will go down as an MLB legend.
@yesnetwork So you’re gonna tell me that you don’t have no black cats, no Roman Candles, or screaming mimis? #Yankees ♬ original sound - YES Network
Yankees got Kid Rock as their bat boy pic.twitter.com/QbZ5hC638d
— Sammy (@sammyrivo) April 11, 2023
@Yankees with an early season bid for “Bat Boy Of The Year” @MLB @TalkinYanks pic.twitter.com/kkJQM8t8rV
— Talas Mahon (@TalasMahon) April 10, 2023
Yankees: We need a bat boy
— JP_YankeesGirl (@90syankskid) April 11, 2023
Guardians: Hold on, we might have somebody for ya.
***checks with guest services***
Guardians: They have a kid up there, says his name is Joe Dirt. His parents left him at the ballpark, but all we got are these red shoes. Will that work for ya? https://t.co/ZOyHrDW8Bq
Alright Alright Alright pic.twitter.com/Ms516oplw4
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) April 11, 2023
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