Diamondbacks' Tommy Pham Calls Out Fan on Social Media After Heated Exchange on Video

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Tommy Pham responded Sunday to a video posted of him on social media which showed him jawing with San Diego Padres before he was due to hit.

Pham also said a fan was heckling him outside of the team hotel:

The fan in question at Petco Park was reportedly escorted away from the area by security at Pham's behest, per Matthew Self of the Arizona Republic, though a Padres spokesperson said the fan wasn't ejected.

"I'm all about good banter," Pham said after the game. "He stepped out of line and said something that got him kicked out. The fans here, man, I just don't get it. Not even at the field, even away from the field. It's completely disrespectful. I don't know. Maybe they weren't raised right. I was always taught respect until someone doesn't give you it. It is what it is."

"Older, white gentleman called me a piece of s--t-," he added. "So, I don't think that's acceptable, especially when you're so close to the on-deck circle. Neither do the security (guards) and, I'm sure, Pete (Peter Seidler) doesn't think it's acceptable, too, the owner of the Padres."

The confrontation didn't affect Pham's play, as he finished 2-of-5 with a homer, a triple, two runs and two RBI in Arizona's 6-4 win, the first game of a doubleheader (Arizona won the second matchup as well, 8-1).

Pham, 35, played for the Padres between the 2020-21 seasons and hasn't been a popular figure in San Diego since signing a one-year, $7.5 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds ahead of the 2022 season.

Last season, he offered to fight then-Padres' slugger Luke Voit after taking issue with Voit's collision at home plate with Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson, which likely didn't further endear him to Padres' fans.

His six home runs against his former team over the past two seasons probably hasn't helped either, though Pham reportedly has been subjected to severe levels of verbal abuse in San Diego that has shocked his manager, Torey Lovullo.

"These fans are awful to Tommy," he told reporters. "I hear some terrible things coming from the stands. It's not just the normal, 'You're a bum' stuff. It's deeper. It's ugly, and I've been uncomfortable with it from my vantage point."