Boston Red Sox Affiliate Gets Last Laugh After Opponent Hilariously Trolls Team

When the first two batters for the Single-A Hickory Crawdads reached base in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday night, the Salem Red Sox summoned left-hander Michael Sansone from the bullpen to replace Eybersson Polanco.

The umpire didn’t agree with Sansone’s choice of apparel.

See, Sansone was wearing a red Red Sox jersey; the rest of the team had on navy blue. Sansone was sent back to the dugout, where he apparently grabbed one from a teammate and put the blue jersey right over his red one.

At the time, the affiliate of the Boston Red Sox was up 12-3, and the Crawdads’ social media team in Hickory, N.C., decided to have a bit of fun with it.

“Yes, tonight's game was briefly delayed as a @salemredsox pitcher came out in the wrong color jersey,” the team -- an affiliate of the Texas Rangers -- posted on X. “Don't worry, the he took one off the back of someone in the dugout and play resumed!”

The Salem team responded as you’d expect.

“Scoreboard anyone,” the Salem Red Sox’s account fired back.