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A yawning New York Yankees fan is reportedly suing the baseball team and sports network ESPN for $10 million after he was shown asleep in his seat at Yankee Stadium during a game broadcast.
Andrew Rector alleged in a July 3 court filing that he was defamed by the Yankees, ESPN, Major League Baseball and ESPN commentators Dan Shulman and John Kruk, according to reports.
The lawsuit, filed in Bronx Supreme Court, reportedly says the defendants caused him emotional distress by showing him sleeping in the stands during an April 13 game between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
Mr. Rector reportedly alleges that comments made about him by Mr. Shulman and Mr. Kruk during the game unfairly painted him as a “fatty cow that (needs) two seats” and a “symbol of failure.”
A video posted on YouTube shows the commentators laughing while showing Mr. Rector asleep at the game during various shots, saying that he’s “oblivious to how good” the Yankees vs. Red Sox game was.
“This is not the place you come to sleep,” says another commentator, who added that Mr. Rector “seemed comfortable.”