In the wake of an altercation involving an opposing fan at Petco Park, the MLB has initiated an investigation into online threats targeting Tommy Pham’s 13-year-old nephew, as reported by Bob Nightengale at USA Today.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Tommy Pham has some severe anger management issues. He was just waiting to go off on someone. This vid is from my wife after he started losing his shit. I’m not there today. Brian is the guy who sits directly in front of us.
In the 3 season we have had our tickets, he has never… pic.twitter.com/pVtWkQ1C7k
— Patrick Dailey (@PatrickDailey) August 19, 2023
Highlighted by Nightengale, Mets’ owner Steve Cohen swiftly stepped forward to support Tommy Pham once the details of the incident came to light.
MLB is investigating cyber-hate messages directed towards the 13-year-old nephew of Arizona #Dbacks OF Tommy Pham.
Pham had a verbal altercation with #Padres fans over the weekend in San Diego, with #Mets owner Steve Cohen and D-backs manager Torey Lovullo coming to his defense.— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 22, 2023
Despite Tommy having only played a half season with the Mets, Cohen had plenty of nice things to say about the veteran outfielder, stating in a tweet:
“I will clear up any misperception about Tommy Pham. He was a great guy and a terrific teammate. He played his heart out as a Met.”
Torey Lovullo, Pham’s current manager on the Diamondbacks, echoed a similar sentiment.
“Tommy Pham has been a tremendous teammate and intense competitor and has raised our standards here since he got here.”
The situation escalated further on Monday as Pham posted a message expressing concern about recent comments on his nephew’s Instagram account.
PSA to all fans coming at my nephew on Instagram leave my nephew out of this he’s 13 yrs old and shocker it’s all white ppl, your life must suck really bad for you to talk shit to a 13 yr old!!!
— Tommy Pham (@TphamLV) August 21, 2023
Stay tuned for more updates as the investigation is still in its initial stages.
