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Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing clarified that his viral expletive was not aimed at Jung Hoo Lee after the Giants outfielder's injury. Rushing's comment came during a tag play at the plate in Tuesday's game.
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Jung Hoo Lee is tagged out at home by Dalton Rushing, Image 2 shows Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) and teammates react after a game
SAN FRANCISCO â No, Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing was not trying to belittle the injury that Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee sustained in Tuesdayâs game at Oracle Park.
On Wednesday, Rushing was asked about a clip that made the rounds (especially among Giants fans) the night before, when he appeared to say âfâ âemâ after Lee was slow to get up following a tag play at the plate.
Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) said he was not trying to belittle the injury that Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee sustained Tuesday night. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Dalton Rushing stated that his viral comment, which included an expletive, was not directed at Jung Hoo Lee's injury.
Rushing's comment gained attention after he appeared to say 'fâ 'em' following Lee's slow recovery from a tag play, which upset some Giants fans.
During a game at Oracle Park, Dalton Rushing tagged out Jung Hoo Lee at home plate, leading to Lee being slow to get up, which prompted Rushing's comment.
Fans, particularly those of the Giants, expressed their displeasure with Rushing's comment, interpreting it as disrespectful towards Lee's injury.
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Lee eventually left the game with a leg injury.
But Rushing insisted the moment was taken out of context.
âHopefully he didnât take it the way it was put out,â Rushing said. âIâll be sure to say something to him face-to-face tomorrow, making sure heâs OK. There was nothing really directed at him. Heâs a great guy.â
Rushing also said the internetâs attempted lip-reading of what he said wasnât exactly accurate.
âI used a word, but it was not what [people thought] was said,â he insisted. âIâll just leave it at that.â
The moment in question happened during the sixth inning Tuesday, when Lee attempted to score from first on a single by Helios Ramos.
A relay play from center fielder Alex Call to second baseman Alex Freeland easily beat Lee to the plate.
Still, Lee tried to slide around Rushingâs tag. As he did, his leg got caught underneath him, aggravating a quad injury he said he initially suffered last week.
Lee stayed down at the plate for a few moments after the out, which retired the side, was recorded â though he remained in the game for another inning before eventually being removed.
It was as Rushing was returning to the Dodgersâ dugout after the tag that a TV camera caught him looking back toward the plate, then dropping what many online observers believed to be the F-bomb.
The video went viral, fueled by long-heated emotions that accompany every rivalry meeting between the Dodgers and Giants. One post on X (formerly Twitter) received more than 1 million views.
âItâs social media, itâs fine,â Rushing said. âAs long as heâs OK, and he doesnât think Iâm coming at him or any of those guys over there, thatâs the biggest thing for me. I donât care what other people put out there or say. I just want to play the game, play the game hard. Thatâs what I do every night.â
Rushing noted that he also checked with Dodgers infielder Hyeseong Kim, a fellow South Korean native who has been teammates with Lee in the World Baseball Classic, to make sure Lee was all right.
âHeâs playing the game, heâs doing what his coach told him to do,â Rushing said. âThird base coach sent him, and he ran hard the whole way. It was kind of an awkward slide. Thatâs all it was. There wasnât anything else added to it. I think it was just media making something out of nothing.â