Cincinnati Reds center fielder Dane Myers defended himself against accusations of selfishness made by former Reds outfielder and current Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Tommy Pham for Myers’ missed catch that led to a 10-9 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.Myers dropped the final out of what would’ve been a 5-4 victory, leading to a six-run top of the ninth for the Cardinals. Pham, who has played for both the Reds and Cardinals, insinuated in a post on X that Myers was trying to catch the ball to help his defensive metrics.
What’s going on is we have cf’s today who know the value of stealing catches to help their ooa numbers go up bcuz it improves your war so you have this, a game that is lost bcuz the cf didn’t want the lf to catch the ball bcuz he wanted the points
— Tommy Pham (@TphamLV) August 20, 2026After Thursday’s game, Myers said he was shading toward left field and had a discussion with left fielder TJ Friedl before the fly ball hit by the Cardinals’ JJ Wetherholt that any ball in the left-center gap was his.Myers responded to Pham’s comment on X, noting that he is 30 and not yet eligible for arbitration, so his actions on the play were not motivated by his defensive metrics.
