Tanner Scott’s wife posts death threats she received about newborn after Dodgers’ loss

Nypost · May 31, 2026 · 375 words · By Christian Orozco

Family Harassment Internet Trolling and Athlete Safety

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Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott entered the game against the Phillies in the eighth inning Saturday with a 3-1 lead.

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What happened

Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott entered the game against the Phillies in the eighth inning Saturday with a 3-1 lead.

Why it matters

As he stood on the mound at Dodger Stadium, that lead slipped until Edmundo Sosa belted a two-run homer to give his team the lead.

Common ground

The Phillies walked away with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers, and Scott recorded the loss.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The user’s hateful comments were directed toward Tanner and his newborn child?
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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

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Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Appeal to Pity 80% confidence

Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The user’s hateful comments were directed toward Tanner and his newborn child.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that the hateful comments from the user were directed at Tanner Scott and their newborn child, including a specific quote about the child.

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web search NEUTRAL — The user’s hateful comments were directed toward Tanner and his newborn child. “Hope this mutt d i e s soon,” one of the user’s comments read on a photo of the Scotts’ child.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/sports/tanner-scotts-wife-post…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tanner Scott and Maddie Scott.Dodgers star Tanner Scott's wife, Maddie Scott, has revealed a series of disturbing death threats directed at the couple's newborn child following the Los Angeles side's …
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/sports/news/gun-shot…

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web search NEUTRAL — Maddie Scott revealed on Instagram that she received threats directed at her newborn after Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott's loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/dodgers-pitchers-wife…

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Claim 2: “Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott entered the game against the Phillies in the eighth inning Saturday with a 3-1 lead.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Tanner Scott entered the game against the Phillies in the eighth inning on a Saturday with a 3-1 lead.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Divisi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 World Series (branded as the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2025 season. The 121st edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alec Daniel Bohm (born August 3, 1996 is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also represented USA Baseball in internati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Bohm

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Claim 3: “Tanner’s wife, Maddie Scott, took to Instagram to expose the ghouls who are flooding her inbox and comment section with death threats toward their family, including the couple’s newborn.”

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Three independent web sources report that Maddie Scott used Instagram to expose death threats directed at her, Tanner, and their newborn child.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — No Hard Feelings is a 2023 American sex comedy film starring Jennifer Lawrence as a woman hired by a wealthy couple to romance their romantically and sexually inexperienced son, played by Andrew Barth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Hard_Feelings_(2023_film)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fallout is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Megan Park in her feature film directorial debut. It stars Jenna Ortega as Vada Cavell, a high school student who navigates significan…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chloe East (born February 16, 2001) is an American actress. She started her career as a child actress, appearing in two 2013 episodes of True Blood. She starred in the first season of Ice (2016–2017) …
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Claim 4: “As he stood on the mound at Dodger Stadium, that lead slipped until Edmundo Sosa belted a two-run homer to give his team the lead.”

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Multiple sources confirm Edmundo Sosa hit a two-run home run off Tanner Scott in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium, contributing to the lead slipping.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 140th season in the history of the franchise, and the 19th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies went 87–75 during the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Philadelphia_Phillies_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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Claim 5: “Maddie posted another Instagram Story captioned, “The unfortunate reality Incase you were curious,” with a screenshot of six comments posted in a three-minute span from the same user, hawk.3112090.”

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Two independent sources provide the exact caption used by Maddie Scott and the specific username (hawk.3112090) associated with the six comments posted in a three-minute span.

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Claim 6: “The Phillies walked away with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers, and Scott recorded the loss.”

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Web search results confirm the Phillies won 4-3 and that Tanner Scott faced backlash/recorded the loss associated with the game's outcome.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 143rd season in the history of the franchise, and its 22nd season at Citizens Bank Park. On June 12, the Phillies trailed the Mets by 5.5 games for the di…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tanner Alexander Scott (born July 22, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanner_Scott

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