There still has not been a no-hitter in the 2025 MLB season, and some fans think that Jon Heyman was to blame for jinxing the closest attempt yet.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez hurled eight innings of no-hit ball to start off Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres. Martinez had an 8-0 lead entering the ninth inning at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio and looked to have an excellent shot at finishing off the no-no with 8-9-1 due up for the Padres.
That is when the New York Post reporter Jon Heyman posted about the no-hit bid to X. Heyman commented about the Reds-Padres game and noted that “in a few minutes, Nick Martinez will try to finish his no-hit bid.”
Spencer Steer doesn’t hit his 4th HR of the game, striking out in the ninth to (presumably) finish with 3 HRs. In a few minutes, Nick Martinez will try to finish his no-hit bid. #reds
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 28, 2025
Unfortunately for Martinez, the baseball gods appear to have heard Heyman. Martinez promptly walked the first batter he faced (Trenton Brooks) and then gave up a double to pinch-hitter Elias Diaz to end the shot at history.
Elias Díaz breaks up Nick Martinez's no-hit bid in the 9th inning. pic.twitter.com/NZxH6qFxaX
— MLB (@MLB) June 28, 2025
As such, fans on X quickly laid the blame on Heyman for jinxing Martinez.
NICE JINX JON GOOD GRIEF
— Aq (@aqouraa) June 28, 2025
This is all your fault
— pain (@MVPWigginsSZN) June 28, 2025
Way to jinx him Heyman
— StreetsAhead (@rmaul1) June 28, 2025
Thank you for the jinx
— ZR21 (@_ZRR21_) June 28, 2025
It is a widely-accepted superstition in baseball not to mention the words “no-hit bid” or “no-hitter” when a pitcher is working on one, especially when he is so close to the end. But apparently Heyman has not heard of the superstition.
Martinez instead had to settle for his fifth win of the season after Reds reliever Taylor Rogers finished off the 8-1 victory for the Reds (after allowing Brooks to score on a bases-loaded walk to Bryce Johnson). As for Heyman meanwhile, this is far from the first time that he has gotten himself roasted because of a post to social media.
