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What Happened
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Green takes the mound to start the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Green's first pitch to Pirates leadoff hitter Bryan Reynolds is called a strike, but Green questions the umpire's call. The umpire clarifies that Reynolds did not swing, and the count goes to 3-0. Green works back to a full count and eventually strikes out Reynolds. As Green prepares to face the next batter, Michael Chavis, he begins to visibly struggle, swallowing hard and appearing uncomfortable on the mound. Suddenly, Green vomits on the mound, shocking both teams and the umpires. The Reds' trainer rushes to Green's aid, as Green walks off the mound with purpose, seemingly embarrassed by the situation. In the postgame press conference, Green addresses the incident, saying he won't "make a big deal of it" and that he's not going to make excuses for his poor performance. Green acknowledges that the vomiting did affect his pitching, but he takes responsibility for the outcome. The game continues, with Green struggling after the vomiting incident. Reynolds steps up and hits a two-run home run, giving the Pirates the lead. Rowdy Tellez then draws a walk and steals second base, leading to another run scored for the Pirates. Green is able to get out of the inning, but the damage has been done. Throughout the rest of the game, Green appears to settle down, though he still faces some challenges on the mound. The Reds ultimately fall to the Pirates, with Green's early-game struggles proving to be too much to overcome. Despite the difficult outing, Green's honest and straightforward responses in the postgame press conference are admired by reporters, who appreciate his refusal to make excuses for his performance. The video provides a captivating glimpse into the challenges and adversity that professional athletes can face, and Green's resilience in the face of an embarrassing moment on the mound is a testament to his character and competitive spirit.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentWe've had our first on-the-mound puking in the 2024 season.
Hunter Green, this breakdown is brought to you by Upside.
First pitch of the game to Kutch.
Now it's fully dark circle, 97, so the technology says that's a strike.
They call it not a strike.
Green's like, where?
Was it inside?
And the umpire says, was it a swing?
And then he bangs.
I don't know what that bang is.
I guess he's saying it was inside.
It wasn't inside.
He didn't swing, but it's a ball.
So he says, okay, I'll go outside.
That's too far outside.
We got a 2-0 count.
A nice slider there under the zone, though.
Didn't bite.
3-0.
There you go.
Strike.
3-1.
Feeling great.
3-2.
Another strike.
Feeling phenomenal.
Do not feel like I'm about to throw up.
Feel great.
Throwing strike.
Oh, that was a little, this was a little, okay.
A little bit of a swallow there.
Now he threw up after his start.
But last time he faced Pittsburgh, his last start.
So something's going on.
Trying to figure it out.
Make a nice pitch here.
Doesn't bite on the slider.
Didn't present itself as a strike.
Lead off batter is on in cutch.
Up comes Reynolds.
First pitch of the second at bat.
Fastball up and in.
Oh!
Throws up on the mound.
Tough placement for the throw up.
I'll show you more.
Now he's going to walk it off.
Like, damn it.
Twice in a row now.
I've thrown up.
If you don't want to see a replay, don't watch.
Oh, suck it up.
Oh, do it again.
Oh, looks like all water.
All liquid.
Walking out with the purpose.
That dude just walking.
Not the guy running.
The guy running obviously has a purpose.
He's the trainer, I'm guessing.
But the other guy just walking out with a purpose.
At the pitching coach, just like, he's going slower than the guy behind him.
But he's in more of a hurry, if you know what I mean.
The devastating part is we got a puke puddle.
On the mound.
Imagine being the pitcher sharing the mound with him.
Like, dude, you puked in our foothall?
That stinks.
Just a little puddle of puke right on the mound.
Puddle of mud?
Cover band, maybe?
Puddle of puke?
The next generation?
That stinks.
He's just looking up in the air like, I cannot believe this.
And so is Reynolds.
Reynolds is like, uh, uh.
Is he okay?
Deep breath on the mound.
Now I'm going to jump to his postgame press conference.
He opened it up with just a great open.
I won't throw up here, guys.
I promise.
I won't throw up here, guys.
I promise.
Reporters are like, well, since you brought it up, yeah, we have some questions.
Last time you said you overhydrated.
You just had some water sitting on your chest and it needed to escape.
Is that the same thing that happened this time?
Uh, no.
I can't say that because I did the opposite this time.
Trying not to have the same result as last time.
You know, I'm not going to sit here and make a big deal of it because I don't think it's a big deal.
I love it.
Not a big deal, man.
I mean, we've seen some mound pukers puke.
We've seen some people puke before, and some of them have been like, it's a big deal.
I got to come out of the game.
He's like, it's not a big deal.
You know, puddle up, puke, whatever.
Clean my cleats.
They continue to ask him about it.
They say, do you think it affected your performance on the mound?
It probably, I mean, it did.
I mean, nobody goes out there and throws up, and then, you know what I mean?
It's not like part of a routine.
It's not part of anything.
Again, I just really enjoy that answer.
Like, yeah, man, I'm not going to sit here and lie to you and just be like, no, it didn't affect it.
I pitched bad because that's just all on me.
I'm not going to make it.
I'm not going to make an excuse.
You threw up.
Of course that affects things.
So let's take a look how the rest of the game went for him.
He said it did affect him.
He's got an 0-1 count because people forget the puke ball was a strike, fouled back.
It was a fastball.
Off of that, he goes splitter on the outside.
Nice pitch.
Reynolds is like, really?
Kind of freezes him.
Like, I don't think so.
Fastball up top for a ball.
Slider in for a ball.
Did not swing.
2-2.
Splitter.
That's a nice pitch.
Cut.
Steal.
Second.
Base.
Only his second steal of the season.
He's going to wipe the dirt from his hands.
Wipe.
Wipe says, ah, I'll just rub it.
Oh, he got you.
3-2.
He's going to go fastball.
That gets spoiled.
So now he says, all right, I'll go 3-2 slider.
That's the same thing he threw to cutch 3-2.
This time Reynolds says, that's right into my bat path.
Bam.
Two run home run.
So you got a puke ball, a stolen base, a home run.
It's not good.
High five.
No, you're getting bodied.
Get out of here, dude.
Get out of here.
Next batter.
Great.
99 outside pop up.
Let's change things.
Now Rowdy comes up.
Splitter low.
Fastball high.
Fastball outside.
Fastball high and away.
Rowdy works a walk.
That's a nice splitter low and away.
I got it.
India says I could have had it.
I could have had that.
So he's feeling better now.
Okay.
There's two outs.
One strike, two strikes.
Oh, two pitch way outside.
And oh, Rowdy steals second base.
His first steal of the season.
Things are a mess.
What's going on here?
Look at that.
Look at that confident lead by Rowdy.
How is this happening?
His first of the season.
It was cutches.
Second of the season.
Seems like the pirates had something.
And what they had was he's very consistent.
His time to the plate, very consistent.
It's 1-4 stopwatch time every time.
So you can see he picks his foot up, right, and releases the ball.
And it's all the same amount of time.
So he's consistent.
And the two things that the pirates did is when he held the ball for a little
longer than usual, they said, okay, let's go because that plus the 1.4 allowed
him to run.
And just got into a routine.
They saw him back-to-back games.
So they just faced him.
The stolen base is hurt because now we've got an 0-2 pitch.
It's fastball right down the middle.
And Rowdy scores.
And if he had not stolen that base off of the pitcher timing, he wouldn't have scored.
So that stinks.
An extra run there.
0-2.
Could have got out of it with the home run.
Instead, stolen base, single.
Now he gets out of it.
And the start gets a little worse.
After that.
But he didn't puke again.
Oh, I got you.
Don't even worry.
Thank you, my friend.
I can see.
I can see now.
Ain't that love?
Look at this.
Look at this, please.
And look at that.
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