Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family received death threats during his start in Houston's 13-9 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. McCullers Jr., making just his second start since the 2022 World Series after experiencing injury troubles, surrendered seven earned runs and failed to make it out of the top of the first inning.
"I understand people are very passionate and people love the Astros and love sports, but threatening to find my kids and murder them is a little bit tough to deal with," McCullers told reporters after the game. "So just as a father, I think there have been many, many threats over the years aimed at me, mostly, and I think actually one or two people from other issues around baseball actually had to go to jail for things like that.
