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The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into an altercation on Monday night stemming from a Tommy Pham walk in the seventh inning.
Tensions flared between Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham and Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman on Monday night at PNC Park, and while the waters quickly calmed after the benches cleared, there was still a mix of confusion and emotion after the game.
Pirates outfielder responded to posts on X about in-game ordeal with criticism of Jays catcher Tyler Heineman and Addison Barger steroid accusations.
Tommy Pham was on one Monday night. During the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, the veteran outfielder set off a benches-clearing fracas, then decided to attack fans on social media.
The best revenge is living well. Monday’s long, messy loss only got longer and messier with each one of Tommy Pham’s social media posts after benches cleared earlier in the night, but the Blue Jays pu
He slapped Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a disagreement in fantasy football; he was stabbed outside a strip club; and had an altercation with a “disrespectful” fan after being traded from the Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023.
So Tommy Pham wasn’t just being an idiot at the game last night, he carried it over to Twitter. I’m sure we’ve all met people like this, ones who think they should be policing everyone who doesn’t stand up to some moral code that they have made up.