Shea Hillenbrand cut after criticizing Blue Jays
Shea Hillenbrand was cut by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night after he was chastised during a team meeting and he refused to sit in the dugout with his teammates. Hours before, Hillenbrand criticized the organization and said he expected to be traded. The designated hitter and corner infielder was upset because he wasn’t in the starting lineup for the second consecutive game and nobody in Toronto’s front office congratulated him on adopting a baby girl last weekend. The Blue Jays held a meeting before Wednesday night’s 5-4 loss to Texas. Hillenbrand, reached by The Toronto Star during the game, said manager John Gibbons admonished him in front of the team.
Hillenbrand is hitting .301 with 12 homers and 39 just past the All-Star break - not too shabby - and for a team that could finish with a pretty good record and still not get a wildcard berth in the playoffs. They could definitely use a .300 hitter, so for them to cut one at this point in time paints a pretty good picture of what a disturbance Hillenbrand is.
As for his Rod Tidwell-like whining about not feeling the love from the front office…well Shea, you lie in the bed you make.
And isn’t this the kind of behavior you would expect from a guy named “Shea”? The name just screams pretentious and moody.
Hillenbrand cut after criticizing Blue Jays (FOX Sports)
