Arizona Diamondbacks' Jordan Montgomery Melts Down in Dugout After Rough Outing

After letting the Minnesota Twins rack up eight quick runs on Thursday, Arizona Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery took out his frustrations on his PitchCom device.

Jun 27, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) throws in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Chase Field. / Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery has had a shaky 2024 so far, but his struggles reached a whole new level on Thursday.

Montgomery entered Thursday with a 5.71 ERA on the season, but it went up to 6.03 by the time his outing against the Minnesota Twins was done. That doesn't even tell the whole story either, since four of the eight runs Montgomery gave up were unearned.

The veteran southpaw got chased off the mound after just 2.2 innings of work, having only retired eight of the 20 batters he faced. Two Diamondbacks errors certainly didn't help, but Montgomery was getting rocked regardless.

Montgomery's frustrations were clear when he finally got the hook midway through the third.

After getting back to the dugout, Montgomery threw his PitchCom device against the wall. He then proceeded to pick it up off the bench and whip it against the wall again.

Jordan Montgomery not pleased with his start today so he took it out on the pitchcom device pic.twitter.com/NtQDcshZjX

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 27, 2024

Montgomery was one of the most notable pitchers on the free agent market last winter, although he was unable to land a contract until two days before Opening Day. He inked a one-year, $25 million contract with the D-Backs, one which he has largely failed to live up to thus far.

Before landing in Arizona, Montgomery once was a promising up-and-comer with the New York Yankees. After getting traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022, Montgomery got flipped to the Texas Rangers in 2023.

Montgomery played a key role in the Rangers' World Series run last fall, going 3-1 with a 2.90 ERA in the postseason.

Prior to 2024, Montgomery was 38-34 with a 3.68 ERA and 1.209 WHIP for his career.

As a veteran accustomed to that level of success, it isn't shocking to see Montgomery lose his cool following a performance as lackluster as his was on Thursday.

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