Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants was a night to forget for pitcher Taylor Rogers. And he might be looking for a new glove after it all.
Rogers entered the game in the sixth inning with the score tied, and the left-hander proceeded to walk all four Dodgers batters that he faced. He was removed from the game after he walked Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded on 15 (!!!) pitches. Rogers could only watch as John Brebbia allowed those baserunners to score in relief.
So, let’s just say that Rogers wasn’t particularly pleased with how the night went. He went towards the trash can in the dugout and tossed his glove in there and walked away.
Throwing your whole glove away is a level of mad we’ve never seen pic.twitter.com/kEXar4bP0g
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 13, 2023
He turned his tantrum up a notch when he started punching the bench to let out his frustration.
Taylor Rogers threw his glove in the trash and then punched the bench after his rough outing 😬 pic.twitter.com/AFmB7pPgSO
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 13, 2023
Even if Rogers used his non-throwing hand there, pitchers need to stop punching benches and walls. No good can come of that.
MLB fans also had thoughts on that scene in San Francisco.
This was how Twitter reacted
Five stars for not using your pitching hand! https://t.co/n2bCP6tBot
— Jake (Official) (Real) (@JakeMHS) April 13, 2023
Throwing the glove away is some innovation in the post-outing frustration genre, I'll give him that https://t.co/F6NcseScAF
— Daniel Brim (@DanielBrim) April 13, 2023
Been there. https://t.co/1AE8WUaPI9
— Brayden Cleland (@brayden_cleland) April 13, 2023
Rogers was just asked if his glove is still in the trash can: “I would assume so. I hope so.”
He said he’ll be browsing the Rawlings website for a new one. #SFGiants #LADvsSF https://t.co/4v5nYQdYsS
— Kate Rooney (@TheKateRooney) April 13, 2023
Smart guy punching with his glove hand instead of his pitching hand. Take notes, young ballplayers. https://t.co/NuLn6jiYj0
— Ethan Kassel (@KasselMedia) April 13, 2023
This is heartbreaking. https://t.co/MLnXv9mItY
— Niko 🌚 (@NLabendeira) April 13, 2023
i'm sorry but throwing your glove away is the funniest possible reaction to a bad outing https://t.co/qeV26XekQY
— Brennan (@BayAreaBrennan) April 13, 2023
The glove isn't the problem. https://t.co/1ak0PRYepW
— .sandra. (@grilledonion) April 13, 2023
This was my reaction too https://t.co/tW6JSIvJpa
— 🇵🇷🌺 (@bcua510) April 13, 2023
The glove-in-the-trash move was original — there’s no denying that.
