Menu

Controversial Walk-Off Baseball Celebration Sparks Viral Debate (video)
📰
0

Controversial Walk-Off Baseball Celebration Sparks Viral Debate (video)

High School On SI·Tarek Fattal·about 1 month ago
#eB2wIl2P
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

The ending of a California high school baseball game between Bishop Amat and La Salle has gone viral on social media this week after the celebration seems to have gone too far. Bishop Amat rallied back from a 5-0 and 8-5 deficit to defeat La Salle in a heated Del Rey League matchup. Amat won the game 9-8 on a walk-off, hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the 7th inning. The Amat batter ran to touch first base before running directly for the La Salle left-fielder to gloat. It appears a majority of the Amat team follows the batter to left field to partake in the gloating. The image of a full team approaching one opposing player is what's catching the opinions of so many online, calling it 'classless', 'unsportsmanlike', and 'unnecessary'. High School On SI reached out to Bishop Amat to discuss the celebration, but athletic director Tish Price issued a "no comment'" on the matter.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More