A video game stream is not a safe place to speak your mind.
Padres outfielder Wil Myers learned that lesson after apologizing to his manager, Andy Green, for ripping him during a live stream of a session of the popular video game “Fortnite.”
Myers last week was playing the game, which was being streamed by Padres’ Triple-A second baseman Carlos Asuaje, and let his frustrations flow in the comfort of some buddies.
“The Padres are doing cutoff and relays tomorrow at 3 o’clock — in September, dude,” Myers reportedly said in the video that has since been deleted.
According to MLB.com, the six-year veteran continued: “Oh my god. It’s so miserable, man. It’s insane. Andy could not be any worse than he is right now.”
Asuaje spoke up: “Dude, I’m streaming this.”
As the comments spread on social media, Myers met with Green on Monday to apologize.
“I love Andy, and I love playing for him,” Myers told reporters. “He’s a guy that has taught me a lot in this game. At times, you get into a mood where you get frustrated, no matter what’s going on with a team or individually, and you say some things you shouldn’t say in a conversation that you think’s private. The reality is, now we’re in 2018. … I’m incredibly sorry, obviously to Andy, to my teammates, to the fans. This is a distraction we don’t need.”
The Padres are 55-85 and one of the youngest teams in baseball, so spring-training drills this late in the season does not seem outlandish. Green, in his third year managing the team, gave Myers a break.
“There were no excuses,” Green said. “There was just ownership and an apology. There was, on my end, an understanding I’ve done the same thing to my boss at some point in time in my life. It just wasn’t 2018, where everything’s recorded or streamed live.”
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