Ex-MLB star rips San Francisco after NFL player shot in attempted robbery: 'Absolute hell hole'

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Former MLB star Mark Mulder ripped the city of San Francisco on Saturday after 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was wounded in a shooting during a robbery attempt.

The shooting occurred in the Union Square area of the city. Pearsall was reportedly shot by a 17-year-old who tried stealing his Rolex. Pearsall was shot in the chest, but the bullet exited his body without hitting any vital organs, according to his mother, Erin.

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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder is shown in 2006. (Dilip Vishwanat-USA TODAY Sports)

"What an absolute hell hole of a city!" he wrote on X. "The mentally ill Libs will still tell you how beautiful it is all while they get mugged and step in s---."

Mulder played nine years in the majors between the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was an All-Star in 2003 and 2004 and finished runner-up for the American League Cy Young Award in 2001.

He’s been far from the athletes who have criticized the city over the last 12 months. 

Charles Barkley blasted the city during the NBA All-Star Game.

Former San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey also suggested that crime and drugs were a turnoff to impending free agents.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder is shown in 2006. (Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports)

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Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday. The 23-year-old had been walking alone shortly after 3:30 p.m. local time when a suspect tried to rob him with a gun in the Union Square area, according to officials. San Francisco