Fantasy Football Loser Attends Royals Game Alone in Astronaut Suit for Last-Place Punishment
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Fantasy Football Loser Attends Royals Game Alone in Astronaut Suit for Last-Place Punishment
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
A fantasy football league's last-place finisher was spotted at Tuesday night's Royals-Red Sox game in Kansas City, sitting alone in the upper deck dressed as an astronaut.
The stunt was the league's agreed punishment for finishing last, turning a regular MLB game at Kauffman Stadium into a public forfeit.
The fan appeared to attend solo and, according to the report, did not seem to be drinking during the game, adding to the awkwardness of the penalty.
The episode was framed as a relatively mild fantasy-football punishment compared with others such as beer-fueled distance runs or being sent to take the SAT.
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