SAN DIEGO — All in all, Monday will go down one of the distinctive days of Heliot Ramos’ profession.
His feedback about Giants followers had been misinterpreted and brought out of context. His leadoff residence run kickstarted a three-homer first inning and the Giants’ 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres. His embracing of the villain function at Petco Park after being concerned in a fan interference name. All of it amounted to whirlwind of a day.
On Monday morning, the San Francisco Chronicle launched a narrative during which Ramos advised the publication that the Giants’ current stretch of poor play hasn’t lessened the crew’s help of supervisor Bob Melvin. SFGate then picked up Ramos’ feedback and took them out of context, publishing a narrative with the headline: “SF Giants player bashes fans for being ‘against us’ after historic losing skid.”
Previous to Monday’s recreation, Ramos spoke with reporters to make clear his feedback.
“I love the fans and they always show me love in the field,” Ramos stated. “I’ve nothing in opposition to them. Each time I’m strolling on the streets with my household, they love me and I really like them again. All I’m attempting to say is within the interior circle — clearly not even you guys which are reporters know what’s happening within the clubhouse — all I wish to say is that Bob is a good supervisor. … I’m simply attempting to have Bob’s again, I’m simply attempting to at all times help (him).
“The fans, like I said, I love them, I have nothing against them. But at the end of the day, what we have in the clubhouse, nobody knows about it. That’s all I was trying to say.”
As soon as he stepped on the sphere, Ramos gave Giants followers cause to cheer by hitting a solo homer and establishing an early 1-0 lead.
Within the backside of the second, the Padres’ Xander Bogaerts hit a towering fly ball to left subject. Ramos slowly drifted in the direction of the wall, extending out his proper arm so he may really feel for the padding. Because the ball crashed all the way down to earth, Ramos prolonged out his left arm. A fan, carrying a black ABBA shirt, additionally reached out. Ramos made contact with the ball, however the ball deflected off his glove and into the seats for a solo homer.
Petco Park’s packed home stuffed the Gaslamp Quarter with a symphony of boos. Ramos proceeded to troll the Padres followers sitting within the left-field bleachers, pointing and laughing on the Friar devoted. The remainder of the evening, Ramos was greeted with boos each time he stepped to the plate or fielded a fly ball.
Appropriately sufficient, the Padres’ Ryan O’Hearn flied out to Ramos to finish the ballgame.
Initially Printed: August 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM PDT
