New York Yankees slugger Luke Voit has words for Lucas Giolito

Friday night could get ugly for the New York Yankees because beef is heating up between Luke Voit and Lucas Giolito.

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In his first at-bat, Luke Voit put the New York Yankees on the board with a solo bomb. His next time up, Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito played some chin music, and Voit was obviously perturbed.

“Come on, bro,” Voit appeared to say, followed by what looked like a more NSFW phrase. The 28-year-old understandably suspected Giolito was seeking revenge for the first-inning blast:

https://twitter.com/NYYHomeRuns/status/1139689669455597568

Yankees’ broadcast team Michael Kay and David Cone perfectly foreshadowed the headhunting with a conversation about how legend Frank Thomas had once told Giolito to throw inside more often.

Thanks for that, Big Hurt.

The moment ended anticlimactically, with Voit taking a free pass and Giolito finishing off the inning unscathed. But Twitter picked up the fight after the players moved on.

Most tweets supported the Yankees’ basher:

https://twitter.com/rxbyndavidson/status/1139699486656258048

IF YOU THROW AT LUKE VOIT’S HEAD YOU ARE AS GOOD AS A TERRORIST IN MY BOOK

— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) June 15, 2019

Of course, a White Sox fan or two couldn’t quite understand Voit’s reaction:

https://twitter.com/SchinstalksSox1/status/1139699966224371713

A little more than halfway through the game, the Yankees were losing 10-1. The score is starting to get lopsided enough that a Bomber hurler may take it upon himself to defend his first baseman.

If a retaliation does indeed happen, that’s when benches could clear and Voit could put his massive musculature to pugilistic work.

Luke Voit with a beard
https://t.co/kCjZ4n6Wok

— King⭑ 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐞⭑♠️ (@FrankiesTooLoud) June 15, 2019

Hopefully, the teams keep their anger in check, though. There will be plenty of opportunity for verbal jabs when the media brings up the situation after the game.

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