Red Sox’s Verdugo says he regrets public criticism of Blue Jays’ Manoah
Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo says he regrets making essential feedback of Alek Manoah on a podcast earlier this 12 months and hopes to have a dialog with the Toronto Blue Jays starter to clear the air.
Verdugo made his newest feedback concerning the 2022 All-Star to a Boston reporter after Tuesday’s recreation between the groups at Fenway Park, forward of Manoah’s first begin in opposition to the Red Sox this 12 months on Wednesday.
“I remorse saying what I did, not less than to the media, as a result of it’s one thing I believe I ought to have simply, man-to-man, mentioned it to him,” Verdugo mentioned, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. “I really feel like sooner or later now, I wish to have a dialog with him. I’d like to speak to him. Just me and him. Kind of filter some air, simply be skilled about it.
“Obviously, he’s one of those guys who’s a good pitcher and he carries a chip on his shoulder. We’re just going to see what happens. For me, it’s not going to be to go up there and try to get emotional with it.”
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On an look on the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast with Rob Bradford on April 4, Verdugo mentioned “I believe Alek Manoah goes about it the unsuitable approach, 100 per cent.
“… You can discover movies of him, footage of him in triple-A going like this to hitters. Last 12 months, telling Franchy (Cordero) and Bobby (Dalbec) like go sit, (expletive) like that and looking out proper at them.
“So it’s like, (expletive) like that just pisses me off,” Verdugo added. “It’s not the way it should be played. It should be played like you’re celebrating it with your team, you’re not (expletive) disrespecting another player who is… at the end of the day we’re just trying to compete, that’s it.”
When instructed of Verdugo’s feedback final month, Manoah instructed The Toronto Sun: “Coming from him? I don’t give an (expletive).”
On Tuesday, Verdugo instructed Cotillo he was not taking again his feedback — however wished he hadn’t gone to the media with them.
“I talked to a lot of Blue Jays, a lot of guys in general who all say he’s a good teammate, a good guy. Just when he’s on the field, he’s a different person with a different mindset out there. Part of me, I can respect that and I understand that’s what he might need to get amped up. At the same time, this game is hard, man. This game will humble you. There are a lot of things and I feel like if you go about it more the right way, you’re going to get more respect, not only from fans but from opposing players.”
Verdugo says he hopes to talk with Manoah earlier than the Blue Jays go away city.
“I’m not going in there being like, ‘Oh, man, we’ve got this beef going’ because at the end of the day, I want to have a 1-on-1 and I want to talk to him and just kind of clear the air on my side,” Verdugo mentioned. “If he wants to accept it, then we accept it. If not, then we can continue doing what we are. I ain’t got nothing against him as a person. It’s just more some of the antics that I’ve seen against us that have rubbed me the wrong way.”
Verdugo is 7-for-16 (.438 common) with a homer and three RBI in opposition to Manoah.
The outfielder is off to a robust begin this 12 months, slashing .317/.381/.524 with 5 homers and 18 RBI.
Manoah has been higher after a shaky begin to the 12 months. He’s 1-1 with a 4.88 ERA for the season.
Verdugo doesn’t count on any fireworks Wednesday.
“I really don’t care about getting hit,” Verdugo mentioned. “(Getting) hit is just extra on-base percentage. I don’t think it’s going to get to that. I don’t think we’re at that kind of beef. I still expect everybody to be professional and to go about it the right way, for him to try to make his pitches and get me out.”
Watch the Blue Jays-Red Sox recreation on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on Sportsnet ONE or Sportsnet NOW.
