MLB is investigating hateful social media messages targeted at the 13-year-old nephew of Diamondbacks outfielder Tommy Pham, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports.
“PSA to all fans coming at my nephew on Instagram leave my nephew out of this,” Pham wrote on social media on Monday afternoon. “Your life must suck really bad for you to talk s--- to a 13 year old!!!”
Over the weekend, Pham endured an incident with a Padres fan while the Diamondbacks were playing in San Diego. The outfielder took exception to the fan, who allegedly called Pham a “piece of s---” while he stood in the on-deck circle.
