NORTH PORT, Fla. — Before taking batting practice, Atlanta outfielder Nick Markakis teed off on the scam-ridden Houston Astros.
“I feel every single guy over there deserves a beating,” he said Tuesday.
Markakis wasn’t happy with commissioner Rob Manfred, either.
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“I think the commissioner completely handled it the wrong way. But that’s the way he did it and we got to live with that. I know a lot of people disagreed with the way he handled this decision,” Markakis said. “He should be embarrassed of himself.”
As the Braves began their first full-squad workout, Markakis became the latest major leaguer to take aim at the Astros in the wake of their sign-stealing scandal.