Protesters arrested after entering field

July, 31, 2010
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A pair of spectators wearing “Boycott Arizona” shirts and carrying Mexican flags ran onto the field during the seventh inning of Friday’s Mets game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field and were arrested.

Michael Syman, 26, and Christian Peruero, 22, were charged with interfering with a public sporting event and criminal trespassing, NYPD Sgt. Buthorn said.

Arizona’s new immigration law is being challenged in court. A federal judge has delayed certain provisions from going into effect.

Mets catcher Rod Barajas, whose parents were born in Mexico, has been openly critical of the law. Still, Barajas did not approve of the fans entering the playing field as a form of protest.

“I don’t condone breaking the law,” said Barajas, who is an Arizona resident. “You don’t do that. That part of it wasn’t done the right way. If you are going to do it, do it the right way. I understand that people are passionate about what is going on in Arizona, but there are other ways of doing it. That’s not the way I would like to see it done.”
Adam Rubin has covered the Mets since 2003. He's a graduate of Mepham High School on Long Island and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined ESPNNewYork after spending 10 years at the New York Daily News.
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Andrew Marchand is a senior writer for ESPNNewYork. He also regularly contributes to SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, 1050 ESPN New York and ESPN Radio. He joined ESPN in 2007 after nine years at the New York Post. Follow Andrew on Twitter »

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