Tigers Player Flips Off Comerica Park Crowd After Botched Play [VIDEO]
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) -- Monday night was not a good one for the Detroit Tigers' Tyler Collins.
While playing center field, Collins misplayed a popup that ultimately led to starter Jordan Zimmermann giving up his first run of the season.
The crowd took exception to the play and rained down a chorus of boos. Collins responded as he made his way back to his position after the play by giving the middle finger to the Comerica Park faithful.
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Collins can also be seen mouthing some unsavory words to the crowd. Collins and manager Brad Ausmus addressed the media about the incident following the game.
"It was frustration, I don't want to hear that at home. We deal with that enough on the road," Collins said about getting booed. "With that being said, I should be more mature and more grown-up than that to be able to deal with it -- that's where I apologize."
"[It's] clearly something that can't happen," Ausmus said. "I spoke to Tyler immediately in the dugout, in the tunnel, after it happened. I spoke to him after the game and he regrets it. It was an emotional reaction and he regrets it, he knows it was wrong.
"You've got to be above that and you've got to go about your business and understand that's part of sports -- you're going to get booed at times," Ausmus continued, "He just screwed up, he's a young guy that screwed up."
As expected, Twitter responded.
Collins was filling in for Anthony Gose against the Oakland Athletics on Monday.
