MAGA fan is BANNED indefinitely from all 30 MLB stadiums for hanging 'Trump Won' banners at games in Boston, New York and Philadelphia
- A Donald Trump supporter has been banned in all 30 Major League ballparks after being ejected for unfurling 'Trump Won' banners at several games this year
- Dion Cini, 52, has been seen hanging his banners at New York's Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, Boston's Fenway Park, and Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park
- In each instance he says he was ejected, but claims he was told he could return
- Cini received a June 11 letter from MLB banning him for unfurling the banner at recent games and for encouraging others to do the same in his absence
- Cini responded to his indefinite suspension by urging his Twitter followers to attend MLB games to unfurl their own 'Trump Won' flags, which he sells online
- Cini, who first hung a 'Trump 2020' at a Yankees Game in 2018, said he has the support of the former President: 'He said, ''Thank you, please don't stop'''
A Donald Trump supporter who refuses to accept the official results of the 2020 presidential election has been banned in all 30 Major League ballparks after being ejected for unfurling 'Trump Won' banners at several games this season.
Dion Cini, 52, has been seen hanging his banners at New York's Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, Boston's Fenway Park, and Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. In each instance he says he was ejected, but claims he was told he would be permitted to return.
However, Cini received a June 11 letter from Major League Baseball banning him for several recent violations of the fan code of conduct. A MLB spokesman declined to comment on the letter, but DailyMail.com has confirmed its authenticity.
Cini, a New York native, responded to his indefinite suspension by urging his Twitter followers to attend MLB games to unfurl their own 'Trump Won' banners, which he happens to sell online. Previously, Cini was reportedly banned at Disney World for holding up a 'Trump 2020' sign on a ride.
'Mr. Cini,' read the letter that he posted on Twitter. 'During the course of the past several weeks, you entered Major League Baseball stadiums in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia for the purpose of conducting 'flag drops.'
'This activity is prohibited at each of these stadiums, and your fan code of conduct violations resulted in your ejection from each of them. A review of your public statements indicates that you intend to continue this behavior at other Major League Baseball stadiums, and that you are encouraging others to conduct themselves likewise.
'For these reasons, and effective immediately, you are hereby banned from all Major League Baseball stadiums and facilities, indefinitely.'
One spectator appeared to follow in Cini's footsteps in Miami on June 8, displaying a banner that read 'Trump Won, Take Back America' at a Marlins game.
Cini, who first hung a 'Trump 2020' at a Yankees Game in 2018, said he has the support of the former President.
'After I did Yankee Stadium three years ago, which is Trump's favorite stadium, he called, and he tweeted, and he Instagrammed, and he said, ''Thank you, please don't stop,''' Cini told Business Insider. 'I've interacted with the Trump family multiple times. I'm not directly part of the Trump Organization, but they know who I am, they know what I'm doing, and they like it.'
Cini believes he wasn't initially banned permanently because many MLB club owners are republicans: 'The people at the top are conservatives.'
Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, who held a 306-232 electoral college advantage while winning 51.3 percent of the popular vote.
Since then, Trump and his supporters have claimed voter fraud cost him the election, but have been unable to provide compelling supportive evidence. Trump even suggested he really won in a ‘landslide’ and encouraged followers to attend the infamous ‘Stop The Steal’ rally on January 6 in which mobs of angry conservatives stormed the Capitol to demand the results of the election be overturned.
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