Outroads were determined in death threats against Astros Lance McCulles

The police in Texas have identified a man from abroad as the person who claimed that he had threatened to kill him Houston Astros Lance McClrers Junior and his family after he began the bad against Cincinnati Reds last month.

Spokesman Houston Police Department The Associated Press told Monday that the man betting on Astros was a “drug” when he sent threats on social media.

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“The investigators spoke with him, and he stated that he lost money betting on the Astros game and was frustrated and reference when he criticized social media,” the spokesman said. “He was an apology and asked the investigators to pass his apology to the McCulrers family.”

Astros hired 24 -hour security for McLrars and his family after he was reported to receive online threats to the team. Call asros also MLB safety Houston Police Department with these fears.

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McCulrs said he had to try to explain the situation for his 5 -year -old daughter.

“I asked me when I went home,” my father, like, what are the threats? Who wants to harm us? Who wants to harm me? “Therefore, it is difficult to handle these talks.”

McCulrs, who returned this year after losing two full seasons with wounds, said that dealing with threats was the worst thing that happened during his career.

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The two father said: “We must want people to succeed.” “We want to succeed, but it should not come at a cost to our families and children in our lives, and they must feel that they are not safe where they live or where they sit in games.”

Police said that the man in the midst of these threats was not determined because the charges were not filed. Espn mentioned The case is still open.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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