Max Muncy was disrespected by the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, and he took their actions personally.
The White Sox intentionally walked Trea Turner with a 1-2 count and a runner on second with two outs during the sixth inning. It was a baffling decision, and one that bothered Muncy.
Muncy came up next and belted a 3-run home run to increase the Dodgers’ lead to 10-5.
As he headed to the dugout following his home run, Muncy could be seen barking towards the White Sox.
Most lipreaders felt Muncy said something along the lines of: “f—ing walk him with two strikes. F— you, b–ch!”
Tony La Russa walked Trea Turner on a 1-2 count after first base became open…
Max Muncy proceeded to hit a 3-run DINGER 🤣pic.twitter.com/9x0R4Ie597
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) June 9, 2022
Muncy definitely appeared to feel slighted by the White Sox. He acknowledged after the game that the move fired him up.
“I wanted to make them pay, I was thinking that,” Muncy said of his home run during his postgame interview with Kirsten Watson.
“The moment and how the situation unfolded — that one felt especially good.”
Muncy had just been activated from the minors, where he was rehabbing an elbow issue. In his first game back, he had a 2-run double and 3-run home run. He struck out in his other three at-bats. But if Muncy drives in five and has a pair of extra-base hits each game, the Dodgers will won’t mind the strikeouts too much.
