Joel Embiid didn’t like what he was seeing from his fellow Pennsylvania skilled sports activities athlete.
The Pittsburgh Pirates misplaced throughout Thursday’s Opening Day to the New York Mets. The Mets pounced on Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes within the first inning, leading to Skenes stunningly being pulled after recording just two outs. New York would then go on to win by a closing rating of 11-7 at Citi Area in Queens, N.Y.
Skenes additionally obtained let down by his protection throughout that nightmare first inning. Particularly, Pirates heart fielder Oneil Cruz dedicated a number of blunders that led to 4 complete runs scoring. Even worse was that the miscues got here on seemingly routine fly balls back-to-back (see the video here).
In response to Cruz’s gaffes, Philadelphia 76ers star Embiid took to X with a harsh message aimed on the outfielder. He joked that Cruz can be higher off serving because the designated hitter as an alternative.
“Cruz, get able to be taught DH buddy!!” posted Embiid.
