Blake Snell’s latest start in the National League Championship Series ended with the Dodgers in a deep hole, and the fallout spilled far beyond the diamond.
After Los Angeles dropped Game 3 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, Snell’s wife, Haeley, shared a disturbing threat on her Instagram Story. The message quickly spread on social media and drew attention for the violent language aimed at Snell after the loss.
The threat included a promise to “track him down” and “cut off fingers one by one.”
The Dodgers’ 6-2 defeat at Dodger Stadium came on October 15 and left Los Angeles down 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. That puts the defending champions on the brink, needing four straight wins to advance.
Snell took the ball for Game 3 and worked six innings before Milwaukee broke through in the seventh. He gave up four runs on four hits, and three of those hits left the yard. Snell still struck out nine, but the Brewers’ power did the damage.
Jake Bauers opened the scoring with a two-run homer, and Garrett Mitchell added a solo shot. Milwaukee finished off the four-run win and pushed the Dodgers closer to elimination.
The New York Post reported that the message came from an account associated with an angry bettor, though the full circumstances behind the sender have not been independently established here.
The episode is another ugly reminder of how quickly online frustration can turn personal, especially when families of players get pulled into the noise. No result in a baseball game justifies that kind of intimidation.
Now the Dodgers have to turn right around and try to save their season in Game 4 on Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
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