Trevor Bauer has never been one to back down from a social media spat, and former MLB pitcher Kyle Lohse experienced that first hand on Thursday when he engaged in a heated exchange with the right-hander.
Bauer blasted Scott Boras earlier this week and accused the powerful agent of “meddling in MLBPA affairs.” Bauer’s issue seems to be that Boras has a big influence over the players’ union and is standing in the way of a deal that would allow the 2020 season to begin. Lohse, who was repped by Boras during his playing career, disagrees with Bauer and let the Cincinnati Reds star know by calling him out on Twitter.
Who do you think has helped put a system in place where you can throw balls and never have to really work a day in your life while making unreal amounts of money? Take your comments to the MLBPA if you have concerns, not twitter. Let the union do the talking. Best of luck
— Kyle Lohse (@KyleLohse26) May 28, 2020
That turned out to be the first shot in what became a full-blown war. Bauer fired back by saying he would hire Boras as his agent if he wanted Boras to represent his interests. Bauer then told Lohse he is “out of touch” because he no longer plays. Lohse replied by calling Bauer immature.
going on…that inherently means you’re out of touch…it’s not an insult…
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) May 28, 2020
Handle your grievances with “your” union in private. (Maybe you have and they told you to kick rocks) But hey, you’ve built a brand and people on social media think you’re cool. Congrats!
— Kyle Lohse (@KyleLohse26) May 28, 2020
Things then got even more personal. Lohse accused Bauer of only caring about Boras’ handling of the negotiations between MLB and the players because Bauer’s own agent, Rachel Luba, doesn’t have a say. Lohse claimed he knows for a fact that Bauer and Luba are dating, and Bauer accused Lohse of being sexist for bringing that into the debate.
@BauerOutage Back to the original point, I’ve had time to think about how this started and your use of the word agenda struck me. So I think I’ll just leave these questions here for you. Btw. I’m on the players side of this, just not your style. pic.twitter.com/JFGXzLNrsq
— Kyle Lohse (@KyleLohse26) May 29, 2020
Ok @KyleLohse26 2 things. You disrespected me first by judging me and making accusations. Second, it’s extremely sexist to assume that @AgentRachelLuba and I are dating. Would you assume any other player is dating their agent or are you just doing that because of her gender? pic.twitter.com/6Ms2ksTygo
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) May 29, 2020
That’s what you’re gonna go with? Calling me sexist? Am I wrong?Answer the questions I pasted for you truthfully. Oh, I’m sorry, forgot you don’t really “date”.
— Kyle Lohse (@KyleLohse26) May 29, 2020
The beef continued for a while. After Lohse slept on it, he decided to demand an apology from Bauer on Friday morning.
Ok Trevor, (your DMs are off)I’ve thought about it. Here’s what is going to happen. You’re going to apologize for wrongly calling me a sexist & delete your tweet. I know I wasn’t lying or falsely assuming. Then we can both go our own ways. Or I could keep going. Your call.
— Kyle Lohse (@KyleLohse26) May 29, 2020
Boras represents some of the biggest names in baseball and signed clients to over $1 billion in contracts over the offseason. He is often about getting the most money for his players, so he likely is not taking too well to proposed salary cuts from owners this year. He even criticized them from trying to back out of a previous deal.
Bauer, of course, is one of the most opinionated people in sports. He and some other players have been openly opposed to MLB’s plan to return to play.
