Texas A&M coach apologizes for fans harassing Florida dugout

Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle criticized and apologized for two fans that were ejected from the team’s College World Series game against Florida for directed inappropriate and hurtful insults toward the opposing dugout.

According to reports, the fans brought up the tragic death of Florida’s 11-year-old bat boy from 2021 and seemed to direct remarks toward Florida’s head coach Kevin O’Sullivan, who was friends with the family.

Schlossnagle denounced the fans’ actions, saying they did not represent Texas A&M.

The Omaha Police and an on-site reporter corroborated heated verbal exchanges between the fans and Florida players/staff before security removed the fans.

Schlossnagle called for the fans to be permanently banned from attending future College World Series games.

“I want to apologize on behalf of Texas A&M for whatever the heck went on over there in that dugout,” Schlossnagle said. “Whoever those two guys are, they don’t represent what Texas A&M is all about, and whoever they are, just don’t come back. Let’s not let those two guys back in the ballpark.”

“Heckling an opposing baseball team about the tragic death of their batboy is beyond unacceptable. Glad our officers and security threw this duo out of Charles Schwab Field,” the association wrote on X. “You’re no longer welcome in this city and should be banned for life from future College World Series.”

“They were down by the Florida dugout,” sports reporter Nick de la Torre said. “…[Gators pitcher] Brandon Neely had to be held back. Not sure what was said but looked like it was heated down there.”