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A New York Yankees star has come under fire from fans after they spotted his unique mid-game ritual on Tuesday night.
The Blue Jays and Yankees clashed in Game 3 of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium, with Toronto leading 2-0.
It was make-or-break for the Yankees, who found themselves five runs down before rallying to a 9-6 win helped by a tying home run from Aaron Judge in the fourth.
However, after the game, instead of discussing the stunning comeback, some fans were left baffled by one player's strange mid-game ritual which was caught on TV.
During the third inning, Ryan McMahon was bizarrely seen licking his hands as he looked to kick-start the comeback for his side.
The moment quickly went viral on social media as fans expressed their confusion at McMahon's ritual.
Yankees star Ryan McMahon has come under fire for his bizarre mid-game ritual
McMahon helped the Yankees fight back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night
Simply, one wrote on X: 'What the helly'.
'MLB official account reposted this yeah my team a clown show,' another wrote.
On the night, Aaron Judge delivered a clutch performance as he drove in four runs in front of a raucous Yankee Stadium crowd - which included Bad Bunny in the stands.
The Puerto Rican musician, who was recently selected to do next year's Super Bowl halftime show, was spotted sitting behind home plate.
Bad Bunny - real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio - was even seen catching a foul ball during the game in a wild moment which has since gone viral.
Blue Jays star Anthony Santander stepped up to the plate and popped a foul ball into the stands behind him, which is exactly where the Super Bowl singer was sat.
Footage showed the ball landing just beside Ocasio, who initially shielded himself in fear that it may fall on his head.
Once the ball had landed, Ocasio swiftly picked it up and proudly held it aloft.
The viral moments comes just days after Donald Trump called the NFL's decision to give the Super Bowl halftime show to Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny 'crazy'.
The moment quickly went viral on social media as fans expressed their confusion
The president told Newsmax that he was unfamiliar with the 31-year-old musician but that the NFL was wrong to give him the prestigious gig given his previously stated dislike for Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
'I never heard of him, I don't know who he is, I don't know why they're doing it, it's like, crazy,' the president said.
He also felt that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was blaming the decision 'on some promoter they hired.'
'I think it's absolutely ridiculous,' Trump added, before tacking on his long-held complaint that the league's new kickoff rules are ruining the sport.
