Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing has been in the news for his antics behind the plate this season. The Dodgers catcher grabbed attention with his emotional outburst against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.
During the series finale against the NL West rivals, Rushing struck out swinging off Landen Roupp’s in the bottom of the fourth inning. Following his strikeout, Rushing broke the bat by smashing it on his knee in the dugout.
With the score tied at 2-2, Rushing struck out swinging again. The Dodgers catcher was seen smashing his helmet with the bat in the dugout.
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MLB fans reacted to the Dodgers catcher’s outburst in Thursday’s series finale.
“What a loser.”
“Certified psycho… gotta love it…”
“Rushing out here fighting equipment like it owes him money. Man turned a normal at-bat into a WWE triple threat match with two bats and his own helmet.”
“Quickly becoming my least favorite player in the league.”
“Bro gotta control his emotions. It’s a long season and letting that kind of anger out can’t boil over or else his season and career could spiral quickly.”
“As a Dodgers fan and fans we agree this hot head needs to be traded.”
Although Rushing went 0-for-3 at the plate, the Dodgers clinched a 5-2 win to claim a series win against their NL West rivals. He is batting .288 with seven home runs this season.
Dodgers send Dalton Rushing behind the plate with Will Smith in new role
After serving as All-Star catcher Will Smith’s backup in his rookie season last year, Dalton Rushing has emerged as one of the most consistent hitters for the Dodgers this year.
Rushing has been used in several roles by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts this season. The second-year catcher, who has often been used as a pinch hitter this season, was behind the plate for Thursday’s series decider with Smith being the designated hitter.
Smith was given the role as the Dodgers rested two-way star Shohei Ohtani for the game after his seven-inning shutout of the Giants in Wednesday’s game.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
