Yankees fan chucks back home run ball ... directly at Brett Gardner’s head

Throwing back opponent home run balls is a cool and funny tradition. You just need to be careful while you do it:

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Gardner has “a little bump,” but he’s okay.

Meanwhile, are we certain that was a Yankees fan? What if that person meant to hit Gardner? If that’s the case, that’s messed up ... but New York might have an outfielder in their midst.

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