Ex-Astro Evan Gattis walks back social media post about whistleblower Mike Fiers

Evan Gattis, a former member of the 2017 Houston Astros that won a World Series ring and was then found to have stolen signs during that season, sent out what seemed to have been a clear message about his feelings about ex-Astro Mike Fiers blowing the whistle on the scandal.

He tweeted a glass with a drawing of Fiers with the phrase “snitches get stitches” on it, which many people took to mean Gattis was taking a shot at the pitcher for blowing the roof off what the Astros were doing.

But he cleared it up in a series of tweets:

@FlyingSaucerHou pic.twitter.com/aTEhxlbRLV

— Evan Gattis (@BulldogBeing) March 27, 2020

For the record I have zero bad feelings towards Fiers. We have actually texted and I hoped he didn’t get too much hate/ (actual scary hate mail, threats etc.) he was our teammate. I just thought the glass was funny

— Evan Gattis (@BulldogBeing) March 28, 2020

The way the “public” feels about us cheating is how I felt when I at least assumed that other people were cheating against us. No excuses. But I understand everyone’s anger. Doesn’t exactly put humpty dumpty back together again.

— Evan Gattis (@BulldogBeing) March 28, 2020

He then retweeted this:

Maybe fiers was wrong to benefit and then tell all on the cheating but at least it was put out and maybe clean up the game going forward. If Canseco didn't "snitch" who knows how long the PED use would have gone on.

— Sweet Mike (@mtarazr) March 29, 2020

Okay! So maybe next time, add a caption to that photo so we’re not all confused?