Having signed a five-year, $182 million contract to join the Dodgers in November 2024, starting pitcher Blake Snell has enjoyed an impressive first season in LA. Before his time with the Dodgers, however, Snell also spent three seasons with their arch-rivals, the San Diego Padres (2021-23).
As Snell and company punched their tickets to the World Series after making light work of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS, the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate, the El Paso Chihuahuas, put rivalry aside and took to social media to congratulate the southpaw. Incidentally, Snell had also played for the Chihuahuas once, during a rehab start he made in 2022.
Soon after, popular baseball content page “Talkin’ Baseball” posted about the Chihuahuas’ congratulatory message on X (formerly Twitter):
“Padres Triple-A team congratulates Blake Snell on advancing to the World Series. Snell pitched in one game with the Chihuahuas during a rehab stint in 2022.”
Padres fans did not appear to be pleased with this gesture, and they left comments expressing their discontent. Comments included:
– “Clout chasing”
– “Fire the guy running the account”
– “@epchihuahuas good work you embarrassing f***s”
– “Stay out of this ya t*rds”
– “Us Padres fans 100% disown El Paso. Doesn’t do us any good anyway. We send all our AAAA scrubs there.”
– “Pathetic account @epchihuahuas @ElPasoTXGov”
Blake Snell is set to start Game One of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Having missed a large chunk of the regular season due to a shoulder injury, Snell has delivered his best performances in Dodger Blue when it mattered most. So far this postseason, Snell has made three starts: first against the Cincinnati Reds in the wild-card series, then against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS, and finally against the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. He has pitched exceptionally well in all three appearances.
In the playoffs so far, Snell boasts a 3-0 record, along with an outstanding 0.86 ERA and 28 strikeouts. As a result, Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts has chosen the southpaw to start Game One of the World Series, which will take place at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday.
In his last outing, Snell pitched eight innings, allowing only a single hit and zero earned runs while striking out ten. Fans will be hoping he can replicate this dominant performance and help the Dodgers begin the biggest series of their season on the perfect note.
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