HOUSTON – Lance McCullers Jr. gifted a pair of World Series tickets to Astros fan Cruz Arcia Jr., who was harassed by several Yankee fans while attending Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.
A video of Arcia enduring Yankee fans yelling, showing hand gestures and throwing popcorn and beer at him went viral, catching the attention of McCullers.
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Someone tag this man or his family.. get me in contact with him please! Twitter, do your thang!!!! https://t.co/jnoX8WlJeP
— Lance McCullers Jr. (@LMcCullers43) October 19, 2019
Twitter users promptly responded to McCullers request, locating Arcia's Twitter handle and others.
"That man deserves something special!," wrote Twitter user @JoshPereson11. "Houston stands behind him."
Hours later Arcia shared a screenshot of McCuller's message to him.
Wow!!!!! LETS GOOOO ASTROS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯 @LMcCullers43 #Astros #TakeItBack pic.twitter.com/SWUF05r1Hb
— Cruz Arcia Jr (@Sneak_Tester) October 20, 2019
"See you at Game 1 baby!! Bring your orange," McCullers responded to Arcia's tweet.