Jeff McNeil said it with his chest during Wednesday’s game.
McNeil and the Athletics played on the road Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga. In the ninth inning with the Braves leading 5-1, the Athletics utilityman McNeil stepped up to the plate to face Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias.
With a runner on second and one out, McNeil took a hack at a 2-2 slider from Iglesias and lightly nicked it. The ball was then caught by Braves catcher Drake Baldwin for a strikeout (with Atlanta eventually holding on to win by that same 5-1 score).
McNeil let his displeasure with the sequence of events be known and proceeded to let out the loudest F-bomb in response to his strikeout. Here is the video (but obviously watch out for the bad language).
Come for the Drake Baldwin highlight, stay for the McNeil hot mic https://t.co/kKpIYtF7T3 pic.twitter.com/54Q6RRb70J
— jxke.(@cantguardjake) April 1, 2026
The two-time All-Star and former MLB batting champion McNeil, 33, is in his first season with the Athletics after being acquired in an offseason trade with the New York Mets. But he has had a poor start to his career with the Athletics thus far and is now batting a woeful .077 with six strikeouts through five games.
McNeil had become a somewhat infamous player over the last year or so due to his beef with ex-Mets teammate Francisco Lindor. But it looks like the vibes still have yet to get any better now that McNeil is on the Athletics.
