Police: Overseas bettor behind McCullers' threats

An intoxicated bettor located overseas was down societal media threats directed past period astatine Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family, according to the Houston Police Department.

A spokesperson for the Houston Police Department connected Monday declined to place the fishy oregon his determination and said nary charges had been filed. The spokesperson told ESPN that the antheral admitted that helium had been gambling connected an Astros game, mislaid wealth and was frustrated and inebriated erstwhile helium sent the threats to McCullers.

The antheral apologized and asked that his apology beryllium relayed to McCullers and his family, according to the spokesperson. The lawsuit remains unfastened portion charges are considered. McCullers said threats to "find my kids and execution them" were sent aft his commencement against the Cincinnati Reds connected May 10.

In his 2nd crippled since returning from a astir 2 1/2-year lack recovering from limb surgery, McCullers gave up 7 runs successful the archetypal inning.

"I recognize radical are precise passionate and radical emotion the Astros and emotion sports, but threatening to find my kids and execution them is simply a small spot pugnacious to woody with," McCullers told reporters aft receiving the threats.

McCullers told the Associated Press that his 5-year-old girl overheard his wife, Kara, talking astir the threats connected the phone.

"She asked maine erstwhile I came home: 'Daddy, like, what is threats? Who wants to wounded us? Who wants to wounded me?'" helium said.

The Astros hired 24-hour information for McCullers' household aft the threats, according to AP. Multiple MLB players told the AP that they person seen an summation successful online threats successful caller years, arsenic ineligible sports betting dispersed crossed the nation.

"I deliberation implicit the past fewer years it's decidedly increased," Milwaukee's Christian Yelich said. "It's accrued to the constituent that you're just: 'All right, present we go.' It doesn't adjacent truly registry connected your radar anymore. I don't cognize if that's a bully oregon a atrocious thing. You're conscionable truthful utilized to that connected a day-to-day, night-to-night basis. It's not conscionable me. It's everybody successful here, based connected performance."