A cantankerous Milwaukee Brewers fan was caught on camera threatening to “call ICE” on a Los Angeles Dodgers supporter during a high-stakes playoff game on her home turf this Tuesday.
The woman, identified by local media as Shannon Kobylarczyk, got into a nasty spat with Ricardo Fosado after he began heckling spectators at Game 2 of the Brewers and Dodgers National League Championship showdown at Milwaukee’s American Family Field.
Fosado filmed himself taunting solemn Brewers fans after Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages hit a clutch double, sending fan favorite Enrique “Kiké” Hernandez home to give Los Angeles a 4-1 lead. The Dodgers eventually won the game 5-1.
As Fosado turned around, asking why the crowd was so quiet, Kobylarczyk stooped toward him and snarled, “Real men drink beer, pussy.”
Fosado bellowed his same question once more as he held up his beverage, a tall can of a Happy Thursday spiked refresher.
As the confrontation escalated, Kobylarczyk tapped a fan in front of her and said, “You know what, let’s call ICE.”
Fosado snickered as he dared her to do it, informing everyone he was a U.S. citizen and military veteran.
“ICE is not gonna do nothing to me. Good luck,” he said, laughing, as a then-grimacing Kobylarczyk lunged forward to slap at his phone, prompting Fosado to call her a “fucking idiot.”
Fosado told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he was subsequently ejected from the game after Kobylarczyk alerted security.
In a statement about the incident provided to HuffPost, representatives for the Brewers said the team expects “all persons attending games to be respectful of each other, and we do not condone in any way offensive statements fans make to each other about race, gender, or national origin. Our priority is to ensure that all in attendance have a safe and enjoyable experience at the ballpark.”
The organization also confirmed that Fosado was ejected from the stadium but added that he subsequently had an interaction with the Milwaukee Police Department “for actions apart from the events depicted in this video, including disorderly conduct and public intoxication.”
Brewers representatives said both Fosado and Kobylarczyk have been banned from returning to the ballpark.
Following the incident, the Journal Sentinel confirmed with Kobylarczyk’s employer, the Milwaukee-based staffing company Manpower Group, that she was “no longer with the organization.”
The paper also reported that Kobylarczyk had resigned from her role on Make-A-Wish Wisconsin’s board of directors.
HuffPost has reached out to Manpower Group and a phone number listed under Kobylarczyk’s name, but neither immediately responded.
After word of Kobylarczyk’s canning, Fosado told the Journal Sentinel he had some sympathy, explaining how there was a rowdy “back and forth” between fans throughout the game and that he thinks alcohol may have played a role in her outburst.
“I don’t think it was like horrible or something that should get her fired. I feel bad for her,” Fosado said. “We cannot be judged on one mistake and a lot of emotions were involved. It was just hurt feelings, nobody physically hurt anybody.”
