Now that’s a departure with fireworks.
Veteran reliever Trevor May bid adieu to his baseball career on Monday, but not before delivering some scathing remarks about his former team’s owner.
In a candid Twitch stream, May, who donned the Oakland Athletics’ jersey this past season, didn’t hold back as he unleashed a barrage of criticism against A’s owner John Fisher, accusing him of mismanaging the franchise.
“Sell the team, dude. … Let someone who actually takes pride in the things they own own something,” May said. “There’s actually people who give a shit about the game. Let them do it. Take mommy and daddy’s money somewhere else, dork.”
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Throughout the season, Oakland fans had been vocal about their desire for Fisher to sell the team. May’s scathing comments painted Fisher as an absentee owner who shunned direct confrontation.
“If you’re gonna just be a greedy f*ck, own it. There’s nothing weaker than being afraid of cameras,” May said. “So that’s one thing I really struggled with this year – was not eviscerating that guy.”
He went on, “You shouldn’t have any (power) ’cause you haven’t earned any of it. … You got handed everything you have, and now you’re too soft to stand in front of (the team) or take any responsibility for anything you’re doing.”
Fisher initially entered the Athletics’ ownership realm as a partner of Lew Wolff back in 2005, eventually taking the helm as the team’s managing partner in 2016. In recent years, he became a controversial figure in Oakland for offloading the team’s star players to reduce payroll while openly exploring a move to Las Vegas.
Earlier in the year, the A’s unveiled their plans to construct a new 30,000-seat stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, following the collapse of efforts to build a new stadium in Oakland. In August, Fisher formally sought permission to relocate the team.
May’s tenure with the A’s was a brief one, signing a $7 million deal with them in December. He concluded his major league career on a high note, boasting 21 saves and a 3.28 ERA in 49 appearances during his final season.
Originally selected in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008, May made his MLB debut six years later with the Minnesota Twins. Over the course of his career, spanning parts of nine seasons with the Twins, A’s, and New York Mets, he accumulated a 36-28 record, a 4.24 ERA, 520 strikeouts, and 33 saves.
At the outset of this year, the right-hander grappled with anxiety, exacerbated by the introduction of the pitch clock, leading him to contemplate retirement.
