HOUSTON Just when the Lone Star Series seemed to need another jolt, along came a tweet and a 97 mph fastball behind a batter’s head.
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman’s social media post Sunday evening could have been just another innocuous comment on Twitter.
Instead it caught the eye of the Texas Rangers and was ready for them Monday when they arrived at their Minute Maid Park clubhouse.
Bregman simply tweeted “Opperation [sp] #BTSOOTR” at 5:55 p.m. Sunday, a couple of hours after his Astros beat the Oakland A’s. The hashtag stands for Beat The Snot (or another s-word) Out Of The Rangers.