A Milwaukee Brewers fan who threatened “let’s call ICE” on a Latino Los Angeles Dodgers fan in a video recorded Tuesday during NLCS Game 2 has lost her job, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Both fans have been banned from the Brewers’ American Family Field.
The woman in the video is Shannon Kobylarczyk, per the Journal Sentinel, which reported that her employer, the Milwaukee-based staffing company Manpower Group, confirmed Wednesday that she is “no longer with the organization.”
Additionally, the Journal Sentinel reported that Kobylarczyk resigned from her role on the board of directors at Make-A-Wish Wisconsin.
The video captured an altercation between Kobylarczyk and Dodgers fan Ricardo Fosado in the seventh inning, reportedly after Kiké Hernández hit a leadoff double while L.A. led 3-1 en route to a 5-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead against the top-seeded Brewers.
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Fosado recorded a video of him jeering at Brewers fans around him, saying, “Why is everybody quiet?”
Kobylarczyk responded by saying, “Real men drink beer, p****!” to Fosado, who was holding a Happy Thursday spiked refresher.
Fosado continued: “Why is everybody quiet? What is this?”
Moments later, Kobylarczyk tapped the Brewers fan in front of her and said, “You know what, let’s call ICE,” meaning Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Fosado responded that he’s a U.S. citizen and a war veteran. He told the Journal Sentinel that he served in the U.S. Navy from 2001 to ’05, including in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“ICE is not going to do nothing to me. Good luck,” Fosado said in the video before laughing.
Kobylarczyk then batted the camera away.
Fosado repositioned it and exclaimed, “Call ICE! Call ’em. Call ’em, f***ing idiot.”
After the incident, Kobylarczyk reported Fosado to stadium security, and he was removed from the ballpark, Fosado, a Los Angeles resident of Mexican heritage, told the Journal Sentinel.
“I don’t think it was like horrible or something that should get her fired. I feel bad for her,” Fosado said, according to the Journal Sentinel. “We cannot be judged on one mistake, and a lot of emotions were involved. It was just hurt feelings. Nobody physically hurt anybody.”
The Brewers released a statement Thursday, announcing that both Kobylarczyk and Fosado have been banned from American Family Field.
“The Brewers expect all persons attending games to be respectful of each other, and we do not condone in any way offensive statements fans make to each about race, gender or national origin,” the Brewers said in the statement. “Our priority is to ensure that all in attendance have a safe and enjoyable experience at the ballpark.
“In this instance, the Milwaukee Police Department dealt with the individual who was ejected for actions apart from the events depicted in this video, including disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
“Separately, video shows that the other individual involved in the argument became physical in the course of her interaction with the person who was ejected.
“For these reasons, and, in accordance with our Guest Code of Conduct specific to ejections and physical confrontations, both fans are being notified that they are not allowed to return to the ballpark for future events.”
The Dodgers will host the Brewers in L.A. for Games 3, 4 and, if necessary, 5 of the NLCS.
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