The New York rapper 6ix9ine, also known as Tekashi69, was spotted at the 2023 World Baseball Classic game between Mexico and Puerto Rico. The controversial musician and entertainer found himself in the headlines after an altercation with a fan.Although he was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, 6ix9ine has ties to both Mexico and Puerto Rico. The 26-year-old is the son of Natividad Perez-Hernandez and Daniel Hernandez Sr., who are from Mexico and Puerto Rico respectively. On this occasion, however, 6ix9ine was representing Mexico as he brashly waived the flag in the front row.Aram Leighton@AramLeighton86ix9ine is in the building and waving a Mexico flag. A Puerto Rico fan wasn’t having it and threw a beer can right by his head9701986ix9ine is in the building and waving a Mexico flag. A Puerto Rico fan wasn’t having it and threw a beer can right by his head https://t.co/NfFn2fgGH2The loud and aggressive manner in which Tekashi69 has been known to behave might rub some people the wrong way. That is exactly what happened on this occasion.One fan was so irrated he decided to throw his half-full beer can at the rapper. Other fans chose to express their anger with their middle fingers and loud boos.Baseball fans took to Twitter to discuss the latest sighting of this very controversial figure.🌞@Jesss_oh@AramLeighton8 Wow he pissed them off by just waving the flag? 🤭3@AramLeighton8 Wow he pissed them off by just waving the flag? 🤭😂Jeff DabWell@jjsdad666@AramLeighton8 As a Mexican fan good He was gonna curse us we don’t claim him131@AramLeighton8 As a Mexican fan good He was gonna curse us we don’t claim himlilliana🤠@fallingcanyonnok so i wasn’t crazy for thinking that was him lmao twitter.com/aramleighton8/…Aram Leighton@AramLeighton86ix9ine is in the building and waving a Mexico flag. A Puerto Rico fan wasn’t having it and threw a beer can right by his head11996ix9ine is in the building and waving a Mexico flag. A Puerto Rico fan wasn’t having it and threw a beer can right by his head https://t.co/NfFn2fgGH2ok so i wasn’t crazy for thinking that was him lmao twitter.com/aramleighton8/…Jason Hernandez-Torres@Luckymadman23@AramLeighton8 Why throw something ?1@AramLeighton8 Why throw something ?Dave “Cohen” 🇵🇷LGM@Dave6Rod@AramLeighton8 He’s Mexican and Puerto Rican , Lol. Should have just worn both to be safe ,lol9@AramLeighton8 He’s Mexican 🇲🇽and Puerto Rican 🇵🇷, Lol. Should have just worn both to be safe ,lolMike@SENGADREAMCAST@AramLeighton8 I cant even imagine how quickly he reported the beer thrower to the proper authorities10@AramLeighton8 I cant even imagine how quickly he reported the beer thrower to the proper authoritiesDrawingsFromTheCrypt@DFTCRYPT@AramLeighton8 Shout outs puerto rico fans 2@AramLeighton8 Shout outs puerto rico fans 😂😂👑 of Everything@odell_the_juice@AramLeighton8 With his history he don’t need to be in anymore trouble glad his boys told him to chill out1@AramLeighton8 With his history he don’t need to be in anymore trouble 😂 glad his boys told him to chill outRAPHY-L@ramsland6@Jesss_oh @AramLeighton8 Haters going to hate.@Jesss_oh @AramLeighton8 Haters going to hate.Fans were surprised to see 6ix9ine not supporting Puerto Rico. The rapper has connections to the Caribbean island through his father but chose to represent Mexico on this occasion.Some fans were not surprised to see the contentious rapper in the middle of all the drama. Tekashi69 has been arrested on several charges in the past and his career has been steeped in controversy.It was reported that 6ix9ine was moved to another section of the stadium after the incident.Rapper 6ix9ine was in attendance to watch Mexico defeat Puerto Rico to reach their first WBC semifinalsThe Team Mexico dugout reacts in the game against Team Puerto Rico in the WBC Quarterfinals game at loanDepot parkThis was a closely contested game where the loser was going home. Team Puerto Rico took an early four-run lead in the first inning. That woke up Team Mexico, who proceeded to score a run in the second and fifth innings. Isaac Paredes' single in the seventh drove in three runs to give Mexico a 5-4 lead, which they held on to.It was a historic moment for Team Mexico as they qualified for their first ever World Baseball Classic semifinal. They will go on to play a strong Japanese team that has been led by MLB stars like Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish.In the midst of a heated competitive atmosphere, it may have been wise for Tekashi69 to not taunt the crowd. That, however, has never been his style.