2 Instagram Models Banned By MLB For Flashing Pitcher During World Series
Major League Baseball issued an indefinite ban on the founder of digital magazine Shagmag, Julia Rose, and brand executive Lauren Summers after they flashed the Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole during the fifth game of the World Series.
The two were sitting behind home plate during the game between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals on Sunday night when they abruptly lifted their tops.
The moment was caught on Fox cameras during the eleventh inning of the Astros win as Cole was set to face the first baseman of the Nationals Ryan Zimmerman.
The league sent a letter to the two models Monday morning, stating they violated the fan code of conduct with their brazen stunt.
The Instagram models shared the letter from the league's Vice President of Security and Ballpark Operations, David L. Thomas, on Twitter. The letter read that the pair had been banned from every Major League Baseball stadium and all facilities for an indefinite period.
Kayla Lauren attended the game with the models, as well, and also flashed the pitcher. She shared on her Instagram story that she had gotten kicked out of the World Series, from the police HQ bathroom.
Shagmag is a digital magazine on which all three have a stake. Rose describes her magazine as an "all you can eat buffet of everything you want to know smushed into a digital magazine."
They are also known for posting topless photos to the platform.
Despite their shenanigans, neither Cole nor the Astros were distracted from their job. They won the game 7-1. The Astros are leading the series 3-2 and are just a game away from claiming the Second World series in three years.
The women were wearing yellow t-shirts behind home plate at the time they flashed the pitcher during the bottom of the seventh inning.
They had already uploaded videos detailing their intentions to do something crazy during the game, so it was not suprising to their fans.
After receiving the letter, Rose tweeted: "Everything is all fun and games until the MLB bans you." Several women on social media retweeted in solidarity with the three women.
Mike La Fiura added a caption claiming, not all heroes wear capes or shirts.
The women tweeted that they flashed during the game for breast cancer awareness and asked people to donate to the cause.