A Houston Astros announcer made a subtle dig at Toronto Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass during Monday night’s game following the social media storm Bass created by venting his frustrations over an incident on a United Airlines flight involving his pregnant wife and two young children.
Bass, who had a brief stint with the planets in 2014, he took to Twitter on Sunday to share his dismay that a flight attendant had his wife, Sydney Rae Bass, pick up popcorn from the floor under their youngest daughter’s seat.
Anthony Bass, left, and Sydney Rae James attend the Jessie James Decker «Kittenish» clothing launch at Gramercy Park Hotel on November 17, 2015 in New York City. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)
«The @united flight attendant just made my 22 week pregnant wife traveling with a 5 and 2 year old get on her knees to pick up my youngest daughter’s popcorn mess. Are you kidding?!? !»
BLUE JAYS’ ANTHONY BASS SHOOTS UNITED AIRLINES AFTER HIS PREGNANT WIFE FORCES HERSELF TO PICK UP CHILD’S MESS
The tweet went viral with mixed reactions.
However, the next day, Astros announcer Geoff Blum apparently entered the conversation with a subtle hint at Bass.
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Anthony Bass, #52, as the Toronto Blue Jays play the Tampa Bay Rays at the Rogers Center in Toronto on September 14, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
«Your new pitcher is ex-Astro Anthony Bass to try to clean him up,» Blum said late in the fifth.
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With the Blue Jays trailing 8-1, the comment wasn’t unusual for a relief pitcher, but the controversy surrounding Bass made it seem like something else.
Bass responded to some of the criticism she received on social media in response to her tweet, later trolling haters with an image of her daughter holding a bag of popcorn.
Anthony Bass, #52 of the Toronto Blue Jays, throws against the Baltimore Orioles during the second game of a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on October 5, 2022 in Baltimore. (G Fiume/Getty Images)
The MLB player He also noted that the airline «is dealing with flight attendant issues internally.»
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Toronto lost Monday night’s game 9-2, but are even in the series following a 4-2 victory over the 4-2 Astros. The two teams will close out the three-game series on Wednesday night.