San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb has logged off, seemingly permanently.
One day after turning in his second consecutive poor outing on Wednesday, July 8, Webb, 29, got into an argument on X with a team reporter and subsequently deleted his account.
“This team has a leadership void on its roster, a talent void on its roster, and it seems like many of them are checked out. Sad,” KNBR’s Jack Loder wrote via X after the Giants’ 10-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.
The post also included a video where he expanded on the team’s woes, which included Webb’s recent struggles.
“When someone is supposed to be your ace, you think that they’re going to give you the best chance to win every week,” Loder said. “Logan Webb had an awesome June, he was bad in April, he missed most of May. I’ve said over the years that he’s been a great Giant, like I’ve really appreciated his Giants tenure. But there’s always been a little bit lacking.”
Loder continued, “I think too much of the time, for someone who’s referred to as a bona fide ace … Webb has come up a little bit short. And he might be searching his name on Twitter after the game — who knows — which is never a great look.”
Webb didn’t take kindly to the criticism, responding, “You know what’s sad is they allow people like you in the locker room.”
His outburst came hours after he gave up five runs against the Blue Jays, all in the first inning. Though Webb settled down after that, it followed a seven-run, three-inning performance five days earlier against the last-place Colorado Rockies.
Webb’s comment quickly began spreading as Loder quoted the post to double down on his point.
“If you’re wondering where the Giants are at mentally after a 10-0 loss to fall to 16 games under .500⬇️,” he wrote.
Webb began responding to fans in the comments as well.
“Honestly you probably don’t know anything about anything some loser on the couch that couldn’t make his little league team,” he wrote to one fan.
By Thursday, July 9, Webb had deleted his account.
After Webb’s rough game against the Blue Jays, the Giants were mired in a stretch that saw them lose six out of their last nine games. They got back on the winning track on Thursday by defeating the Rockies, 8-2, in the first game of a four-game home series.
