Braun may end up wishing his suspension hadn't been overturned:
Braun strikes out in only 2 ABs of spring debut
If his spring training debut was any indication, earplugs might come in handy for Ryan Braun this season.
The reigning NL MVP was heckled while striking out in his only two at-bats in the Milwaukee Brewers' 1-all tie with a split squad of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
It was Braun's first game since getting caught up in a drug case during the offseason. He recently won his appeal, overturning a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test.
The game was at Milwaukee's Maryvale Baseball Park and Brewers fans gave Braun a standing ovation when he came to bat.
But about half of the 6,619 fans cheered for the Giants and greeted Braun with catcalls. They serenaded the Brewers slugger with chants of "Ur-ine Sam-ple!" before Braun struck out swinging against Madison Bumgarner in his first at-bat. His second time up, Braun was greeted with chants of "Cheater!" before looking at strike three.
Braun was getting the kind of treatment Barry Bonds used to draw toward the end of his career—and from the very fans who were the only ones who didn't deride the Giants superstar who was long suspected of using steroids.
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