Houston Astros Right -handed Lance McCullers Jr.’s rough trip in the mound on Saturday night, he and his family became ugly when he received death threats on social media.
McCullers began his home match against Cincinnati Reds, but he was shot in the first shot after all three runs and three walks on 36 fields. Reds continued 10 runs in the shooting and won 13-9.
31 -year -old McCullers, “people are very passionate and people love to love astros and sports and love sports, but to find and kill them to threaten them, to deal with them,” a little difficult. ” He said.
“Over the years, there has been a lot of threat to me, and I think one or two of the other problems around the baseball have actually had to go to jail for such things.” He said. “But I think they will put the children into the equation, threaten to find them, or stab my children into death when they explain us to the public … It’s hard to hear things like this.”
McCullers spent his career with Astros and became part of the World Series Championship teams in 2017 and 2022. Due to ARM problems, he missed all the 2023 and 2024 seasons and returned to the host Chicago White Sox last Sunday.
2022 World series for the first time in a large league match in the field for the first time McCullers, three hit and three walks allowed and 3 2/3 score -free strokes recorded four strikes. The decision did not defeat Chicago 5-4.
His second trip and the first in Houston was Saturday and then he said, “It was a difficult evening.”
McCullers (0-1, 15.75 ERA), “Obviously, you want to take a good step, but I think your teammates in this point to put more trip.” He said. “I didn’t feel the last two trips very comfortable on my fields. I don’t just know if it’s closed. I don’t feel tense, but maybe I’m not moving the way I’m used to moving.
“You know, you fail at a very big stage – too much eye. And there’s no place to hide. I just want to do my job at the end of the day. I just want to be a good jug for Astros. And I believe I’m going there.”
Astros manager Joe Espada believed in McCullers and could not believe how some react to death threats.
” He said. “It is very unfortunate to deal with it – for this city, for this team. …
“I have children too. And we have to deal with it. Very sad. Very, very sad.”
The son of a former Major League jug (1985-90, 1992) won the seventh at the American League CY Young Prize in 2017 and in 2021.
McCullers, which was the first round by Houston in the 2012 MLB draft (41th in general), is 3.55 ERA, 302 walks and 804 strikes in 722 2/3 strokes in 132 normal season matches (129 starters).
“2 1/2 years did not go to the field. We have to give some time, okay?” Said in the espa. “This can’t. I’m really sorry and … You know, we’re doing our best. Everyone is doing our best. But I have to go to my office and deal with it? Come on. Come on.
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