Mariners reliever Tayler Saucedo responded to the hateful and threatening comments he received after his outing against the Phillies on Wednesday.
Saucedo allowed five runs and four hits, recording only one out in the 11-2 loss.
“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 wrote on X. “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.”
The aggressor had sent Saucedo a private message on Instagram.
“I hope your f—ing head gets blown off to pieces walking in Philly.”
“Your [expletive] wife/gf dying would be awesome as well.”
Saucedo posted a longer message on X later Wednesday night.
“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 wrote. “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. Ever since I was kid it’s the only team I’ve ever loved. I totally understand that there is more good people on the internet then there is bad and if I’m ready to receive the praise then I better welcome the criticism as well. So I won’t run from the critics that’s part of it and if I don’t like it then well I just have to play better.
“I didn’t get to where I am today because I only reveled in praise but because I got real comfortable with failure. I won’t let a few bad apples ruin that for me and everyone else I’ve gotten to know since my time here. I’ve already played 9 innings with my mental health and won that, so there’s nothing people can tell me that I’ve already told myself. With anything we keep it moving forward! Thank you all for the love as always. Go Mariners always!”
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