Rockies Fan Gets Into Trouble After TV Broadcast Picks Up Him Shouting "DINGER!"

If someone wants to go to a baseball game that you don't want to go to and they say, "What's the worst that could happen?", you can now say "I might get mistakenly accused of yelling a racial slur on national TV."

Such was the case with an unnamed Colorado Rockies fan, who was caught on a field mic shouting "DINGER!"

Here's the video by the way. I've highlighted both the fan and Dinger in the the first clip, then zoomed in on the fan in the second clip. And Dinger in the third. pic.twitter.com/ul14jQjavx

— Steve Staeger (@SteveStaeger) August 9, 2021

"Dinger" is the name of the Colorado Rockies mascot. The fan was allegedly attempting to get the mascot over to where he was seated to take a picture with his family. It did not help that he did not enunciate very clearly and, coincidentally, Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson, who is Black, was at the plate.

The clip hit Twitter and people immediately thought the worst. TMZ picked up the story, claiming a fan was "incessantly" yelling a slur at Brinson, though they later corrected the story.

Shouting the N-word at a game? Where is the Rockies</a> statement on how they apprehended the racist and what they did to him? Where is <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">mlb’s investigation?

This is a private business and they are responsible for the conduct of their patrons.
pic.twitter.com/LEeJVLmpVz

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) August 8, 2021

Fucking disgrace! pic.twitter.com/QdVVvk7YbH

— Peter Pratt | Marlins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@MiamiMarlins_UK) August 8, 2021

The Miami outfielder was called n***** incessantly by a Rockies fan. https://t.co/JSPqugvPQU

— TMZ (@TMZ) August 8, 2021

The Rockies put out a very sternly-worded statement saying they were investigating the matter.

A statement from the Colorado Rockies regarding the racial slur incident at the end of today's game: pic.twitter.com/85uN3f1pFZ

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 9, 2021

After the initial wave of horror, viewers noticed that the fan in question wasn't even looking at Brinson during the alleged slur-yelling and that no one near him was upset, including Brinson. This led people to suspect that the fan was actually calling for "Dinger," leading to one of the highest-stakes games of Yanny or Laurel in recent memory.

LMFAO this Rockies fan thing is literally a Yanny or Laurel situation with way higher stakes

— Payton (@paytonisnotroll) August 9, 2021

Others thought it was eerily reminiscent of a plotline from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

LARRY DAVID: I can’t believe I let you and Susie talk me into going to this game. The Rockies in August, come on!
JEFF: Larry have some fun relax okay, look there’s the mascot.
LARRY: Oh this guy. I got some words for this guy. Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you, Dinger! DINGER

— calling mom Ewing Theory Candidate at dads funeral (@Hegelbon) August 9, 2021

The Rockies have confirmed the man was yelling at Dinger, the team mascot. We really need the Curb music with this. pic.twitter.com/jrSreQE3tr

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 9, 2021

And that's the story of how a man attempted to get the attention of a baseball team's mascot and nearly had his life ruined.