Kristen Lee: Factor for Cliff Lee Leaving the Yankees

Cliff Lee decided to sign a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies rather than signing with the New York Yankees. The question is why?

One reason is that Lee turned down the Yankees for the Phillies because his wife, Kristen Lee, influenced him.

Kristen Lee claims that she felt she was mistreated by Yankees fans when she sat in the visiting family members’ section of Yankees Stadium during the American League Championship Series.

“The fans did not do good things in my heart,” Kristen Lee recently told USA Today. “When people are staring at you, and saying horrible things, it’s hard not to take it personal.”

Kristen Lee claims Yankees fans shouted obscenities at her, threw cups of beer at her, and spat at her.

Despite the Yankees’ reported six-year, $132 million dollar contract, Cliff Lee decided to go to the Phillies, and it seems that his wife played no small part in that.