Athletics' Brent Rooker Shuts Down Fan After Being Called Out For Feeding Baby During Mlb Home Run Derby

Athletics' slugger Brent Rooker took purpose astatine a instrumentality connected societal media aft nan heckler called him retired for giving his kid a vessel during Monday night’s All-Star Home Run Derby. 

Rooker, 30, was captured connected ESPN's broadcast feeding his 11-month-old daughter, Blake Eloise, a vessel while sitting adjacent nan dugout. 

Brent Rooker of nan Athletics poses pinch family during nan All-Star Red Carpet Show connected Tuesday, July 15, 2025, successful Atlanta. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Rooker deed 17 homers, but was eliminated successful nan first round. After nan event, Rooker took to societal media to congratulate Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh, who won his first All-Star Home Run Derby. 

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"What a blast! It was an grant to compete against those guys and fulfill a puerility dream," he wrote successful a station connected X. "Congrats to Cal and everyone other who made it a awesome night! Still difficult to judge I get opportunities to do things for illustration this."

But not everyone was emotion nan love. 

In consequence to his post, 1 personification connected X criticized the MLB subordinate for jumping into dad-mode during nan derby. 

Athletics' Brent Rooker runs aft hitting an RBI double against nan Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, July 12, 2025, successful West Sacramento, California. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

"Hey Rooker… did you really request to provender your babe connected camera? Sometimes group conscionable want to spot you play," nan personification wrote. 

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Rooker clapped back, writing, "Yes, it was basal to provender my 11 period aged kid her nighttime clip vessel astatine for illustration 9:00 pm. Thank you for asking." 

Fans connected societal media overwhelmingly agreed pinch Rooker. 

"Personally, I deliberation 1 of nan champion things is seeing group beryllium loving parents who are location for their kids arsenic overmuch arsenic possible. That’s nan eventual location run," 1 personification wrote.

"17 location runs and feeding your kid… thats Boss status," different added. 

"I’m judge pinch a ballplayer’s schedule, he doesn’t get to springiness his kid a vessel each that often… possibly it’s thing he doesn’t want to miss retired connected if he doesn’t person to, aliases possibly he wanted to springiness his woman a break. Good connected him for being a dad," a abstracted station read. 

National League designated hitter Brent Rooker of nan Athletics hits a three-run homer during nan MLB All-Star Game astatine Truist Park connected July 15, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)

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Rooker capped his All-Star capacity pinch a three-run homer successful nan seventh inning of Tuesday’s game, helping nan American League rally from a 6–0 deficit. He besides went 2-for-3 successful nan historical swing-off tiebreaker, though nan National League yet edged retired nan AL, 7–6.

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