After struggling in Wednesday’s outing against the Phillies, Mariners reliever Tayler Saucedo addressed the hateful comments he received in a series of posts on X.
Saucedo, who allowed five runs and four hits while only recording one out on Wednesday, specifically called out one comment he received in his initial post.
“I understand wanting me gone after today and this year as a whole. Nobody is more disappointed with how this year has gone for me than myself. Trust me I want to win just as much as all of you whether I'm here or not,” Saucedo said. “But messaging me and my girlfriend and sending this stuff is beyond baseball. It’s insane how comfortable people are sending this stuff to not only me but my partner.”
Saucedo, who is in his fifth MLB season and third with Seattle, continued in a follow-up post to address people saying he should turn his X notifications off.
“I see a lot of people saying turn off notifications but I’d like to say this: I keep them partially open because I like interacting with fans,” Saucedo said. “Today was an example of going too far. No matter the reason we cannot send this stuff especially to people not involved. I share the same exact love you all do for the Mariners.”
Similarly disconcerting online threats were made this season against Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. and Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks. Earlier this year, a heckler in Cleveland also made a comment at Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran regarding Duran’s 2022 suicide attempt.
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