New York Yankees star Brett Gardner requires stitches after throwing his helmet into dugout in anger... which rebounds and hits him in the face! New York Yankees player Brett Gardner had a moment to forget on Saturday Gardner was left red-faced after his helmet-throwing tantrum backfired The 35-year-old baseball star cut open his lip and required six stitches By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline Published: 23:09 BST, 9 June 2019 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 9 June 2019 Viewcomments A furious Brett Gardner had a moment to forget during New York Yankees' clash against Cleveland Indians. The Yankees star headed back to the dugout in frustration following his spell with the bat and he more than made his feelings be known on Saturday. In incredible footage, Gardner took off his helmet before launching it fiercely straight into the dugout. But what happened next would leave him very red-faced. Brett Gardner was left humiliated after throwing his helmet into the dugout on Saturday The 35-year-old New York Yankees star throw his helmet in frustration vs the Cleveland Indians After rebounding off the walls, the helmet ended up hitting Gardner square in the face Little did he know that the helmet would strike back, smashing him square in the face after it rebounded off the dugout. The 35-year-old baseball star was then forced to put on a brave face as he walked past his Yankees team-mates. That wasn't the end of the bad news for Gardner as he cut open his lip, before being told that he would require six stitches. It was an awful night at the office for Gardner as his Yankees side fell to a 4-8 defeat by Cleveland Indians. Gardner opened his lip and required six stitches following the incident on the weekend This baseball follower admitted he couldn't stop laughing following the bizarre incident This social media user made reference to Gardner's poor performance for the Yankees Inevitably after the bizarre incident, baseball fans flocked to social media, showing no sympathy for Gardner. One fan wrote on Twitter: 'Well done, Brett Gardner. I can't stop laughing.' Another social media user joked: 'The only thing Brett Gardner hit all night was his own face with his helmet And finally, another baseball follower used a Buzz Lightyear GIF, alongside the message: 'There seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere.' The fans continued to flock to social media, showing no sympathy for Gardner These fans admitted that they could keep on watching the video of Gardner's tantrum Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility