MLB star Tommy Pham claims fan referred to as him a ‘piece of s***’ within the on-deck circle earlier than accusing the person of racism: Diamondbacks slugger responds by homering and tripling in win over the Padres, his former staff

Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Tommy Pham homered and tripled in a win over the Padres on Saturday, however his day will doubtless be remembered for a profane alternate with some front-row followers in San Diego.

Pham received into an altercation with just a few spectators within the first inning close to the on-deck circle earlier than his first at-bat, though the 2 events have completely different views on precisely what transpired.

‘She was drunk,’ Pham, a former Padres outfielder, instructed reporters following Saturday’s doubleheader. ”F you, Tommy Pham, that is why we removed you.” I am like, ”Girl, I reached free company. They did not do away with me … In truth, they tried to re-sign me.’

A fan video has since gone viral, exhibiting Pham reacting to the spectators and claiming considered one of them referred to as him a ‘piece of s***.’

‘Do not disrespect me like that,’ Pham mentioned to the fan, who denied the declare. 

Pham received into an altercation with just a few spectators within the first inning close to the on-deck circle

A fan video has since gone viral, exhibiting Pham reacting to the spectators

‘I didn’t,’ the person is heard saying.

When the fan mentioned, ‘go strike out,’ Pham, who’s black, accused him of racism.

‘It is all the time humorous whenever you’ve received a white man — a white man — really feel like they’ll disrespect me,’ Pham mentioned. ‘A black man or a Latino do not do this s***.’

Video of the incident was posted on-line by Patrick Dailey, a Padres fan whose spouse was in attendance and seems to be the one who filmed the alternate.

A Padres spokesperson mentioned no followers have been ejected because of the verbal confrontation.

Arizona supervisor Torey Lovullo mentioned of the altercation: ‘These followers are terrible to Tommy. I hear some horrible issues coming from the stands….It is ugly and I’ve been uncomfortable with it from my vantage level.’

Pham did have the final snicker on Saturday, hitting a two-run homer and a triple in a 6-4 win over his former staff.

The previous Padres slugger left San Diego for Cincinnati in free company in 2022. He has since performed for the Boston Purple Sox and New York Mets earlier than being dealt to Phoenix earlier than this season’s commerce deadline.