Alex Rodriguez trolled for repetitively wanting players to bunt during Braves vs Reds game

Former New York Yankees shortstop Alex Rodriguez may be widely regarded as one of best players in MLB history. However, same cant be said when it comes to his skills as an anuncer. A batting aver of .295 and 696 career home runs and still A-Rod is being trolled by fans for wanting a bunt. 

former MLB player-turned anuncer took mics on Wednesday night for Wildcard Series game between Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. opening game of series failed to live up hype as both teams struggled to get going with ir offensive play. game entered extra innings without a score on board, becoming  longest scoreless game in MLB postseason history. 

With game being far from an exciting contest, fans had to look elsewhere for some fun - in comes Alex Rodriguez with mic. Working as an anuncer for ESPN, 45-year-old was heavily roasted by fans on social media for repeatedly wanting players to bunt. Rodriguez was seemingly adamant that team that decides to sacrifice bunt would eventually take tie home. 

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Alex Rodriguez's repetitive demand from players of both sides to play a sacrifice bunt gave rise to a slew of memes on social media: 

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social media trolling of Alex Rodriguez reached to a point that 14-time All-Star was trending on Twitter on Wednesday night. 45-year-old even addressed criticism during broadcast as he jokingly said that Braves fans mute  audio when y hear his voice.

Atlanta Braves mand to clinch Game 1 of  National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday after Freddie Freeman scored winning hit in 13th inning, bringing an end to longest scoreless duel in postseason history. win also means Braves won a postseason opener for first time since winning Game 1 of NL Division Series in 2001. 

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Yankees vs Indians: Yankees to ALDS after a thrilling late win on Wednesday

Elsewhere, it was a thrilling delight for Alex Rodriguez's former employers, Yankees. New York Yankees swept American League Wildcard Series after a 10-9 win over Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. After dropping Game 1 to Yanks, Indians got off to a blazing start taking a 4-0 lead at end of first inning. However, Cleveland failed to make start count, allowing Yankees to take lead by end of fifth. 

reon, it was a back-and-forth tie between two which was settled in top of ninth inning, courtesy of a winning hit from DJ LeMahieu. Yankees mand to strike Indians out for ne in final inning to clinch series.

New York Yankees will meet AL East rivals Tampa Bay Rays in AL Division Series. Rays swept Toronto Blue Rays in Wildcard Series. best-of-five ALDS tie will begin on Monday, October 5. 

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