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WATCH: Yankees Fans Bombard Houston Astros With Boos at Yankee Stadium

Watch and listen as New York Yankees fans boo the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium, letting Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman hear it

Max Goodman

NEW YORK — It didn't take long for Yankees fans to let the visiting Astros hear them in the Bronx on Tuesday night. 

As Houston was warming up before the game, and throughout the first few innings, the crowd at Yankee Stadium absolutely bombarded members of the Astros with boos and different chants, demonstrating their disdain to the organization convicted of stealing signs in 2017.

It began as Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman took batting practice prior to first pitch. 

Moments after fans began arriving at the ballpark, just under two hours before first pitch, the crowd let those three key players hear it each time they stepped in the cage to hit. 

When the Astros' starting lineup was introduced, those boos reached another level.

Then, fans in the Bronx proceeded to roar louder than they have all season as those three aforementioned players stepped up to the plate. Chants ranged from "F*** Altuve" to "F*** the Astros," lasting for minutes at a time.

Bregman quieted the crowd briefly with his first-inning home run, but Yankees fans responded by erupting when Giancarlo Stanton hit a homer of his own in the bottom of the inning.

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MAX GOODMAN

Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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