HOUSTON -- A day after Astros outfielder Jose Siri called his bat-flip home run celebration against the New York Mets "an error," he seemingly backtracked Wednesday with a profane tweet that was later deleted.
While not addressing the incident directly, Siri's tweet said: "(expletive) bad opinions. have fun." It was quickly deleted before Wednesday's game.
Houston was up 7-2 in the eighth inning against the Mets on Tuesday when Siri snapped an 0-for-10 slump with a solo homer to the train tracks above left field in Minute Maid Park. He flipped his bat and admired the shot for a several seconds before trotting to first base, a sequence manager Dusty Baker was not happy with.