Detroit Tigers outfielder Tyler Collins pulled a Jack McDowell on Monday night.
Collins is in hot water after he reacted in about the worst way possible to hearing boos from the home fans. The 25-year-old outfielder lost a fly ball in the lights Monday night, but that’s not the real issue.
Tigers fans booed the gaffe, and Collins responded in a pretty awful way by giving Detroit the one-figured salute. Collins was a head of long hair away from being a Kid Rock lyric, as he flipped off Tigers fans and appeared to mouth some pretty awful things to the Comerica Park crowd.
If you drop a fly ball, you might want to pick it up. You might not want to flip off your fans either. #TylerCollins pic.twitter.com/Y8D8TcmtL2
— Dan Harland (@DanHarland) April 26, 2016
To Collins’ credit, he did face the music after the game and spoke to reporters, admitting what everyone already knew: He momentarily lashed out, he overreacted, and he’s sorry for doing what he did.
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Needless to say, Collins’ next at-bat in front of the home crowd will be an interesting one.
