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Detroit Tigers pitcher delivers NSFW reaction following combined no-hitter

On3 imageby:Andrew Graham•07/08/23•

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Toronto Blue Jays v Detroit Tigers
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The Detroit Tigers added a no-hitter to the MLB record books on Saturday, as a trio of pitchers combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays. And after coming in to finish off the game — a 2-0 victory — on the mound, closer Alex Lange didn’t hold back in an on-field interview.

After Bally Sports Detroit’s Trevor Thompson had interviewed starter Matt Manning and middle reliever Jason Foley, he got to Lange. Be it adrenaline or just overlooking FCC regulations, Lange did not mind his language.

“Man, holy sh*t. How about that, Detroit?” Lange said. “How about it? Sticking it through the rain. Let’s go. Come on, yeah!”

The remaining home crowd, unperturbed by the errant curse word and intermittent rain through the game, gave a final roar for the efforts on the mound.

And Thompson, the consummate professional, made sure to apologize for Lange’s foul language.

“We apologize for what you might’ve just heard there,” Thompson said before turning the mic back to Lange.

Lange then commended the work of Manning and Foley to get him the ball with no hits allowed. He also lauded the job done behind the plate by catcher Eric Haase.

“Hey, I mean, we’re not going this without Haasey, man. What a great game. … Matt Manning setting the tone of the boys, Foley doing his thing. I mean thank you guys for sticking around. Let’s go Tigers, baby!” Lange said.

The Tigers no-hit effort on the mound against the Blue Jays is the second no-hitter thrown this season in Major League Baseball. Less than two weeks ago, New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Herman threw the 24th perfect game in MLB history.

Lange isn’t even the first MLB pitcher to utter a curse word in a postgame interview this year

Ricky Karcher, a Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher, made his debut in less than ideal circumstances.

He made a surprise debut in at the major league level in mid-June, coming in during the 10th inning against the Kansas City Royals despite posting a 9.27 ERA in AAA play this year.

After giving up a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at 4-4, the Reds knocked in their free runner at second base in to take the lead in the top of the 10th.

Alas, Karcher got his squad across the finish line and sealed the deal to record the first save in Cincinnati Reds history by a player making his MLB debut. Afterward, he was almost speechless, barely able to get any words off during his postgame interview.

“It’s like a movie, bro,” Karcher said. “I feel like…it doesn’t even feel real, man. It’s incredible. Holy s**t.”