Red Sox's Alex Verdugo no fan of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah's celebrations: 'Pisses me off'

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Toronto Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah exudes confidence every time he’s on the mound, sometimes to the dislike of his MLB peers. 

Add Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo to that list. 

Verdugo is by no means an enemy to players that celebrate and show swagger on the baseball diamond. He’s flashy with his multiple chains and has shown emotion himself. 

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Alex Verdugo #99 of the Boston Red Sox walks into the dugout before a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 4, 2023 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

But, talking with Audacy’s "Baseball Isn’t Boring" podcast, Verdugo explained why Manoah’s actions don’t fly in his eyes, believing that Manoah’s actions on the mound are directed at players. 

"If it’s a genuine reaction and it’s for the boys, not directed towards somebody, then yeah (it’s fine)," he explained. 

"I’ll say it right now, I think Alek Manoah goes about it the wrong way. 100% I think he does."

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There was a specific instance Verdugo pointed out in July 2022, where his Red Sox teammate Bobby Dalbec was called out on strikes, which Manoah celebrated by pounding his chest with his glove and staring at the Sox dugout.

Then, Manoah could be seeing yelling, "Why don’t you sit down, b---h," toward Dalbec. And in the same game, he yelled "Sit the f—- down" to Franchy Cordero after a strike out as well. 

"You can find videos, footage of him in Triple-A going like this (gesturing) to hitters. Last year, telling [Red Sox