Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham may have wanted a piece of Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman on Monday night in Pittsburgh, but his beef with the opposition didn’t stop there. Article content
While the on-field incident in the bottom of the seventh inning caused both dugouts to empty, the social media volleys continued well into the night with Pham lashing out at both Heineman and Jays outfielder Addison Barger. Article content Article content
Pham went to social media site X to take umbrage to Heineman’s version of events and that’s where the dispute took a turn towards ugly. In a response to another user, in a post he’s since deleted, the controversial Pirates veteran accused Barger of taking steroids.
The on-field incident with Heineman began after Pham was walked in the seventh inn