Diamondbacks' Tommy Pham gets into spat with fan from on-deck circle

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Tommy Pham had a dispute with a fan he claimed called him a "piece of s---" Saturday.

The Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder was in the on-deck circle in San Diego against the Padres when the altercation began.

Patrick Dailey says his wife was at the first game of the doubleheader Saturday when she recorded Pham jawing with the crowd.

"Don't disrespect me like that," Pham can be heard saying.

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Tommy Pham of the Arizona Diamondbacks prepares for a game against the San Diego Padres at Chase Field Aug. 11, 2023, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

Pham and the fans continued the back-and-forth, but another fan tried to end it by telling Pham to "go strike out," which he took exception to.

Pham, who is Black, noted that he was being "disrespected" by a White man.

"It’s always funny when you’ve got a White man — a White man — feel like they can disrespect me," Pham replied. "A Black man or a Latin don’t do that s---."

"This a--hat needs anger management ASAP," Dailey's wife, Angie, wrote in a text with the video.

Patrick Dailey posted similar sentiments, saying Pham "has some severe anger management issues" and "was just wanting to go off on someone."

Tommy Pham of the Arizona Diamondbacks connects for a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park Aug. 19, 2023, in San Diego. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

"In the 3 season we have had our tickets, he has never been disrespectful to a player," Dailey said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, referring to a fan named Brian who was arguing with Pham. 

"He might take some light hearted jabs