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Source: Kansas City Star
Marlins Man has become such a staple at sporting events — particularly championship games — that it’s been odd not to see him at any of the World Series games.
Laurence Leavy, who gained prominence for sitting behind home plate at Kauffman Stadium in the 2014 World Series, told the Miami Herald that it all stems from a bad experience earlier this year at an Indians game that has spiraled out of control.
Leavy told the Herald that he was accosted because of his usual garb — Miami Marlins jersey and visor. He said Indians fans were still upset about the 1997 World Series, which the Marlins won in seven games against Cleveland. On that June night earlier this year, Levy says he was “attacked.”
“The Cleveland Indians watched the video and tried to make things right, offered me 200 tickets for July 4th to bring police and firemen,” he told the Herald. “I told them no and went to the Marlins-Mets games in New York. I’ve never, in all my years, left a stadium in fear.”
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