Kyle Freeland Explodes at Rafael Devers After Home Run Celebration Goes Wrong

Well, well, well. Just when you thought the Colorado Rockies couldn’t get any more embarrassing, Kyle Freeland decided to throw a temper tantrum that would make a toddler proud. The veteran pitcher completely lost his cool after Rafael Devers had the audacity to admire his two-run homer during Tuesday’s 7-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

Devers Takes His Sweet Time, Freeland Loses His Mind

Let’s paint the picture here. It’s the first inning at Coors Field, and Devers steps up to the plate with runners in scoring position. Freeland serves up what can only be described as a meatball – an 83 mph sweeper that Devers absolutely demolished into right field. The three-time All-Star does what any sane person would do after crushing a baseball: he watches it fly.

But apparently, that’s where things went horribly wrong in Freeland’s fragile little world.

Instead of accepting that he got beat by a better hitter, Freeland decided to channel his inner crybaby and started jawing at Devers for taking his time rounding the bases. Because heaven forbid a player enjoys a moment of success against a team that’s having one of the worst seasons in baseball history.

The Bench-Clearing Brawl That Wasn’t Really a Brawl

Of course, when you start running your mouth like Freeland did, things tend to escalate quickly. Devers wasn’t about to take the disrespect lying down, and before you know it, both benches emptied onto the field in what can generously be called a “confrontation.”

Willy Adames and Matt Chapman rushed to their teammate’s defense, with Chapman reportedly giving Freeland a little shove for good measure. The whole thing looked more like a middle school playground dispute than a professional baseball altercation, but hey, at least it provided some entertainment during what’s been an absolutely brutal season for Colorado.

When the dust settled, the umpires did what umpires do best – they ejected everyone who looked remotely involved. Freeland, Adames, and Chapman all got the boot, while Devers got to finish his home run trot nearly ten minutes after he initially hit the ball.

Freeland’s Post-Game Pity Party

If you thought Freeland might show some humility after getting embarrassed on national television, you’d be dead wrong. The 32-year-old doubled down on his ridiculous stance during his post-game press conference, delivering what might be the most tone-deaf quote of the season.

“I just found it extremely disrespectful to show me up like that in the first inning after hitting a home run,” Freeland whined to reporters. “Standing there watching it, taking your sweet time getting down to first base. I’ve been in this league for quite some time, and I know he has as well. I just find that extremely disrespectful and felt that I needed to let him know about that.”

Oh, Kyle. Sweet, delusional Kyle. Let me break this down for you: when you’re pitching for a team that just recorded its 100th loss of the season, maybe – just maybe – you should focus on not giving up home runs instead of policing how players celebrate them.

Logan Webb Delivers the Perfect Response

If Freeland’s comments weren’t embarrassing enough, Giants pitcher Logan Webb decided to twist the knife a little deeper. When asked about the altercation, Webb delivered a response that was both brutal and absolutely perfect.

“I’m surprised it hasn’t happened before with that guy. He runs his mouth a lot,” Webb told reporters. “Rafi got him good.”

Ouch. That’s the kind of savage honesty that makes baseball great. Webb basically called out Freeland for being a chronic complainer, and honestly, can you blame him? This is the same pitcher who’s posting a 5.41 ERA and apparently thinks he has the moral authority to lecture one of the game’s premier hitters about respect.