The San Francisco Giants have defied Major League Baseball’s demands to resurrect their controversial celebration.
The Giants’ outfielders went viral earlier this month when they marked their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a bizarre sexual celebration.
Following their 9-3 victory at Dodger Stadium, San Francisco trio Jung Hoo Lee, Drew Gilbert and Harrison Bader celebrated in the center circle by crowding together and thrusting on each other.
The league issued a warning to the Giants asking them to retire the celebration after the moment was caught on camera and went viral.
However, the trio risked the wrath of the league’s powers-that-be as they brought the suggestive gesture back on Sunday.
San Francisco secured a dominant 10-1 win over the Athletics to win the Battle of the Bay series thanks to an explosive eight-run eighth inning.
The San Francisco Giants defied MLB’s demands to resurrect their sexual celebration
And to celebrate the victory Lee, Gilbert and Bader gathered in their huddle in the outfield and began thrusting.
The gesture was slightly more subtle than the original move with fewer and more understated thrusts, but it still caught fans’ attention on social media.
‘As long as it’s not 3 pumps, it’s okay,’ one fan insisted, replying to a clip of the moment on X.
‘Why do people get so stressed out about this? This is just funny as hell. I’d be more worried about players shouting to fans to “suck their genitals,”‘ another wrote, referring to Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong’s vulgar response to a heckling female fan at the weekend.
‘Back and better than ever,’ a third declared, while a fourth added: ‘That is a whole mood. Someone start the highlight reel… and credit the choreographer.’
‘I’m a Dodgers fan and I love these guys,’ one rival fan even shared.
Bader had helped contribute to the Giants’ eighth-inning riot thanks to a grand slam that capped off the eight-run melee.
Harrison Bader’s Grand Slam capped off an explosive eight-run eighth inning for the Giants
Luis Arraez also homered and finished with three hits for the Giants, who took two of three games in the first series this season between the Northern California rivals.
Adrian Houser (2-4) allowed one run in six innings, pitching around five walks.
Athletics reliever Luis Medina loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth and the Giants leading 2-1. Bader started the rally when he was safe on an error by Zack Gelof at third base – his second of the game.
Rafael Devers hit an RBI single, and another run scored on the play when center fielder Lawrence Butler committed a fielding error. Daniel Susac had an RBI groundout and Lee singled in a run before Bader´s wind-aided slam to right.
