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Police in Texas have identified a man from abroad as the person who allegedly made death threats aimed at Houston Astros Pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. And his family after his bad start against Cincinnati Red’s last month.
A spokesman with Houston Police Department The Associated Press told Monday that a man who bet on Astros was “drunk” when he sent the threats on social media.
Houston Astros Starting pot Lance McCullers Jr. Going away from Haugen after a pitching change during the first lap against Cincinnati Reds in Daikin Park. (Troy Taormina/IMAGN -Pictures)
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“Investigators talked to him, and he said he had lost money to bet on the astros game and was frustrated and drunk when he jumped out on social media,” the spokesman said. “He was apologetic and asked for investigators to surrender his apology to the McCullers family.”
Astros hired 24-hour security for McCullers and his family after reporting to receive online threats to the team. Astros also contacted MLB Security and Houston Police Department with these concerns.
Houston Astros Start Pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (43) Going away from Haugen after a pitching change during the first lap against Cincinnati Reds in Daikin Park. (Troy Taormina/IMAGN -Pictures)
Astros Pitcher Lance McCullers gets 24-hour security after he and his family receive death threats
McCullers said he had to try to explain the situation to his 5-year-old daughter.
“She asked me when I got home, ‘Dad, like, what are threats? Who will hurt us? Who will hurt me?'” McCullers told AP recently. “So these conversations are hard to deal with.”
McCullers, who returned this year after missing two full seasons of injuries, said that dealing with the threats has been the worst thing that has happened during his career.
Lance McCullers Jr. From Houston Astros responds after abandoning three races against Philadelphia Phillies during the fifth round of Game 3 in the 2022 World Series in Citizens Bank Park 1 November 2022 in Philadelphia. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
“People should have us to succeed,” Father told two. “We want to succeed, but it should not come to a price for our families, the children of our lives, who must feel that they are not sure where they live or where they are at stake.”
The man at the center of these threats has not been identified because no charges have been filed, police say. ESPN reported that the case remains open.
