The launcher starting from the Houston Astros, launches McCullers, had a bad start on Saturday. He didn't deserve what happened next.
After granting seven points deserved in eight strikers faced against the Reds of Cincinnati, an emotional mccullers told journalists at his post-match conference that he had received death threats on social networks targeting his two children.
McCullers comment:
“It was a difficult evening. I understand that people are very passionate and that people love astros and love sports, but threatening to find my children and murdering them is a little difficult to manage.
“So, as a father, I think there have been a lot, a lot of threats over the years aimed above all, and I think that in fact one or two people other problems around baseball should actually go to prison for things like that. But I think that making my children pass to death, threatening to find them or the next time they see us in public.”
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McCullers is right to say that people have faced legal repercussions for similar incidents, a notable example being An influencer from Paris who was sentenced to six months' home detention after flooding players on the shelves of Tampa Bay with threats against them and their families. Although this is the case of a person obsessed with the game, the mention of McCullers to love the astros indicates that it was a fan or houston fans who threatened the threats.
Behind Jose Altuve, McCullers is the second longest player in the Astros and was rotated for their two World Series titles in 2017 and 2022. While the Astros cheating scandal darkened the 2017 title, which was also the file season.
Lance McCullers Jr. always tries to get just after missing several seasons with arms problems. (Images Troy Taormina-Imagn)
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The manager of the astros Joe Espada specifically noted the contributions and the sacrifice of the McCullers While moving the situation after the match::
“I just left my office, and it is very unfortunate that McCullers launches, that there are people who threaten his life and the life of his children because of his performance.
“It is very unfortunate that we have to face it. After all that he did for this city, this team, the fact that we have to talk about it in my office, I also have children. It really drives me crazy. It's very sad. Very, very sad.”
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Although it is generally effective on the mound, McCullers has had trouble hurting over the years. He missed the 2023 and 2024 seasons due to arms problems and only made his second start of the season on Saturday. He made his first departure in 915 days last Sunday, launching 3 -rounds without a 2/3 goal against the White Sox of Chicago.
On Saturday, McCullers faced eight strikers and recorded one in what ended up being a 10 -point round for the Reds. Cincinnati won 13-9Pushing the Houston record at 19-19.
Espada urged patience for the McCullers to perform and confirmed that the right -hander would take its next round in the rotation unless it “does not feel well” The chandler Rome of athletics.
