Look: Robert Downey Jr. visits New York Yankees ballpark but team loses to Kansas City Royals

Yesterday, actor Robert Downey Jr. of "Iron Man" fame, attended the New York Yankees versus Kansas City Royals game at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees took to Twitter to post a snippet of him at the ballpark taking in the action. The tweet received 9K+ likes and has been quote-tweeted 1,136 times.

Not many MLB fans know Downey is a Yankees fan. Like any other common spectator in the stadium, Robert was dressed in a simple manner in a plain black t-shirt, a hat, and eyewear. As the camera took his shot, he displayed the rock and roll sign.

It was upsetting to see the New York Yankees lose to the Kansas City Royals 8-5 after Robert Downey Jr. came down to watch the MLB team play. Even Iron Man couldn't save the Yankees last night.

Yankees fans were over the moon after the picture of Robert went viral online. Lots of respectful responses poured in for the celebrity.

MLB Twitter reacts to Robert Downey Jr.'s presence at New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals game

Most of the Yankees fans were rooting for the team to win the game since Robert was in the crowd.

It was a delight to see Robert having a good time at the Yankee Stadium because fans are accustomed to seeing him onscreen. Truly, baseball unites everyone.

Yesterday's game was a star-studded occasion thanks to Robert Downey Jr.'s presence at the field.

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Oindrila Chowdhury is an NFL Journalist at Sportskeeda. She has a B.Sc. degree in Geography, Political Science, and Economics, and has pursued Postgraduate Certification in Capital Markets from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.

Oindrila has over five years of experience in the field.

She was drawn to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023 when Taylor Swift started dating star TE Travis Kelce - an interesting narrative for a self-proclaimed Swiftie like Oindrila.

Fresh off winning another Super Bowl in early 2024, she wondered how a team could go from not winning a Super Bowl in decades to clinching three titles in just four years. As a writer, Oindrila was drawn to their story and started following the team more closely.

When not glued to covering US Sports news, you can find Oindrila keeping up with pop culture, investing strategies, and the everything about fashion.

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