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After Houston Astros Pitcher Lance McCullers received Vitriol on social media, team owner Jim Grane gave him 24-hour security.
McCullers said he and his family recently received death threats after a rough excursion from the 31-year-old.
McCullers said his five -year -old daughter heard a conversation with his wife on the phone about the threats.
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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-Preferred Pictures)
“She asked me when I came home, ‘Dad, like, what are threats? Who will hurt us? Who will hurt me?’ So these conversations are hard to handle, ”McCullers told Associated Press this week.
McCullers, who has two young daughters, took immediate action after the threats and reached out to the team to inquire about what could be done to protect his family.
Astros contacted MLB Security and Houston Police Department following the threats to McCullers. A police spokesman said on Thursday that it remains an ongoing investigation.
It was a trait that McCullers thought was necessary after what happened.
“You have to go at that time,” he said.
Astros has uniformed police officers stationed in the family section, a practice that was implemented long before the threats to McCullers and his family. The team also has mental health professionals available to the players to talk about the toll as such abuse takes them and all other problems they may have to deal with.
Lance McCullers Jr. #43 by Houston Astros responds to giving up three races against Philadelphia Phillies during the fifth round of Game 3 in 2022 World Series in Citizens Bank Park on November 1, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pa. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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McCullers, who returned this year after missing two full seasons of injuries, said that doing with this has been the worst thing that has happened in his career. He understands the passion of the fans and knows that being criticized for a bad performance is part of the game. But he thinks there is a “moral line” that fans should not cross.
“People should have us to succeed,” he said. “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.”
“It makes you shell up a bit,” he said. “It makes you kind not want to go places. I guess it’s just probably the human reaction to it.”
Houston Astros Starting pot Lance McCullers Jr. During the first lap in Game 3 in Baseball’s World Series between Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Boston Red Sox Pitcher Liam Hendriks also said he received death threats earlier this month.
“Threats to my life and my wife’s life are terrible and cruel. You need help,” wrote Hendriks on his Instagram story last week.
“Leaving comments that tell me to commit suicide and how you want me to died of cancer is disgusting and weak.”
