Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing Pushes Back on Giants Controversy

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing is under fire from MLB over a play during Tuesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jung Hoo Lee was sprinting home, hoping to score a run against the Dodgers in a game that was tightly contested.

Rushing, who was the starting catcher against the National League West rival, caught the relay throw and placed a tag on Lee, who ended up a bit shaken up due to the tag.

The catcher ended up looking back and muttering some words, which some MLB fans on social media thought were the words “F*** em.”

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Dalton Rushing (68) rounds the bases on a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

As a result, baseball fans attacked Rushing for his apparent dismissal of a potentially injured player. The video went viral, marking the second such event for Rushing over the past week.

However, Rushing, before Wednesday’s game against the Giants, quelled the uproar by denying that he said what fans think that he said.

Rushing denied saying “what was said” in the media, and stated that he checked on Lee via Hyeseong Kim.

“Hopefully he didn’t take it the way it was put out,” Rushing said. “I’ll be sure to say something to him face-to-face tomorrow, making sure he’s OK. There was nothing really directed at him. He’s a great guy.