SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 23: Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off of starting pitcher Felix Hernandez #34 of the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a game at Safeco Field on June 23, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
MLBBy Kevin Trahan on

Fair or not, professional athletes endure a lot of criticism on Twitter. Most of them just ignore their critics, since a lot of the criticism is petty.

However, Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman doesn’t let criticism go. According to an Astros fan on Twitter, Bregman DM’d him after he posted that Bregman should be traded for Chris Sale.

https://twitter.com/AllenH83/status/884235217883549696

According to CBS Houston, this seems to be the tweet that got Bregman upset:

https://twitter.com/AllenH83/status/883326971710713857

There are a couple good lessons here:

  1. Don’t search your name on Twitter. It will just make you sad, and nothing good comes from it.
  2. If you’re a professional athlete arguing with a fan about your baseball abilities, you’re going to look petty, no matter how wrong you think the fan is.

From now on, Bregman should probably just turn off his mentions.

[CBS Houston]

About Kevin Trahan

Kevin mostly covers college football and college basketball, with an emphasis on NCAA issues and other legal issues in sports. He is also an incoming law student. He's written for SB Nation, USA Today, VICE Sports, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, among others. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.

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