Eduardo Rodriguez isn’t laughing at the critics. He’s laughing with them.
The Boston Red Sox pitcher drew the ire of some fans in Game 4 of the World Series when he showed a remarkable lack of hustle while running the bases, getting forced out at second base on a Mookie Betts slow roller down the line. (Click here to watch a video of that play.)
The Red Sox went on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 in that game and subsequently won the World Series, so nobody actually was that upset with Rodriguez. But the young left-hander still was subject to some good-natured ribbing, like this tweet NBC Sports Boston sent Tuesday night comparing Rodriguez’s slow trot to Devin McCourty’s speedy interception return Monday night.
Humans are a fascinating species 👩🏫🐯🦁 ( cc: @McCourtyTwins, @eduardorod5) #RedSox #GoPats pic.twitter.com/JRxbvLMxeE
— Patriots Coverage on NBCS Boston (@NBCSPatriots) October 30, 2018
Rodgriguez didn’t take offense, though. In fact, he found the tweet rather hilarious.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/MI2sNglz3C
— Eduardo Rodriguez (@eduardorod5) October 30, 2018
At least he knows he’s not beating Usain Bolt in any future races.
Rodriguez won’t have to do any running Wednesday, as he’ll be perched atop a duck boat in the Red Sox’s World Series victory parade.
