The trend began with a college baseball team in St. Louis and has since spread to ballparks from Seattle to Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball stadiums across the country are seeing a new fan trend take over the stands. Groups of mostly young male fans have gathered in sections of stadiums, removing their shirts and spinning them overhead while leading soccer-style chants and songs.
The “Tarps Off” craze, which began earlier this month at a St. Louis Cardinals game, has quickly spread to other MLB cities including Seattle, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Detroit and Anaheim.
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