Pirates’ Rowdy Tellez Ripped for Embarrassing Move After Thinking He Hit a HR

Andy Nesbitt | Jun 20, 2024

Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez thought he hit a home run so he took some time admiring it. Then it hit the wall and he was lucky to get a double. /

Hitting a home run in a MLB game has to be a pretty cool thing to do. Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez thought he did just that during Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds so instead of immediately running to first base, he casually walked down the line while watching the ball travel to what he imagined would be outer space.

There was just one problem, however. The ball didn't make it to space. It didn't even make it out of the PNC Park. Instead, it hit off the top of the wall and he was lucky to make it safely to second base after taking his time out of the batter's box.

Here's Tellez admiring his double:

could have seen a rare rowdy tellez triple in this scoreless game if he hadn't taken so damn long to admire his hit pic.twitter.com/FrQTkTJsBZ

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) June 19, 2024

Fans were not impressed:

Embarrassing. https://t.co/naRCKCP5O6

— Donnie Collins (@DonnieCollinsTT) June 19, 2024

I’m sorry but if you’re gonna stand and ‘mire like that, the ball better land 15 rows deep because this was a scoreless game and you need to get yourself around the diamond posthaste. https://t.co/7rQ9gBhGYQ

— Not Gaetti (@notgaetti) June 19, 2024

Really hard to look cool when you stare at a home run. It's got to be very far gone to justify being so full of yourself. To act like this for one that was so close it didn't make it? Unforgivable. https://t.co/tPyZZxxUiI

— Tom Sexton 🍊 (@ResponsorialTom) June 19, 2024

sorry but if you're performing to 2024 Rowdy Tellez type stats you better be running out each ball lmao https://t.co/IwPhIt3DEG

— Cronin (@cronintheyank) June 20, 2024

that’s Josh Donaldson levels of bad. https://t.co/BQPOL7rWN2

— Tyler Bauman (@Bau_Down_To_Me) June 20, 2024

Man, I hate this stuff. It makes major leaguers look like idiots when they do it, much less high school players. The cool part is touching the plate. That’s what helps your team win, which is the only thing that matters. This kind of crap just screams “it’s all about me!” https://t.co/lmizdJuxHZ

— Tyler Reeder (@tmreeder21) June 20, 2024

This is lowkey insane😂😭 took his SWEET TIME the entire way to first on a ball that evidently was not hit like he thought it was lmao https://t.co/NePskRMWkV

— Captain's Corner (@Captain2Corner) June 19, 2024

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO if you pimp a ball like that, that mf better be 450ft https://t.co/ootDTqVoV8

— AJ Vargas (@ajvargas2724) June 19, 2024