Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr says fans were 'threatening to find my kids and murder them' after bad start

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Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. said his team’s fans have turned on him in the worst way. 

After a rough start on Saturday, where he allowed seven earned runs in just one-third of an inning pitched against the Cincinnati Reds, McCullers said he received death threats from Astros fans online. 

"I understand people are very passionate and people love the Astros and love sports, but threatening to find my kids and murder them is a little bit tough to deal with," the 31-year-old right-hander said. "So, just as a father, I think there have been many, many threats over the years aimed at me mostly, and I think actually one or two people from other issues around baseball actually had to go to jail for things like that. 

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. walks off the mound after a pitching change during the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Daikin Park. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

"But I think bringing kids into the equation, threatening to find them or next time they see us in public, they’re going to stab my kids to death, things like that, it’s tough to hear as a dad."

Houston Police Department and MLB security have both been alerted to the threats against McCullers, the organization said. 

This was only McCullers’ second start for the Astros since the 2022 World Series, as he’s been battling through several injuries over the last two seasons. 

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It was disastrous from the start as Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer after McCullers walked TJ Friedl and hit