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Forgotten NFL QB issues brutal response after catch that left MLB star visibly fuming in Japan
The MLB season is already getting controversial and we’re not through March. First, it was Shohei Ohtani‘s fan-assisted home run that wasn’t — just try taking that away from the Los Angeles Dodgers star in Japan and see what happens. Ohtani is currently in his native Japan for the MLB 2025 Tokyo SeriesGetty Then it was Max Muncy reaching into the stands to try and make a play only to see one of the spectators casually pluck it out of the air — and stare him down afterward for good measure. Dodgers third baseman Muncy was furious and the fan’s huge grin didn’t help matters. It turns out the man was former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. He was rooting for the Dodgers in Tokyo and had good reason for making the grab as the ball was heading straight for his wife Holly. “My man! You know I had to protect my lady,” he explained in a reply to a fan on X. “Cmon Cates…Muncy had no chance!,” he added in a post aimed at Dodgers radio announcer Tim Cates, whose show he later joined to explain himself. “I’ve gotta tell you, Timmy, I was thinking of protecting my wife, Holly,” Peete said. “That’s all I was thinking about. Didn’t really take a peek at Max coming and how close he was. “We were sitting in the second row. It started curving back. The only thing I could think about was, ‘I can’t let the ball hit her or me in the head so let me try and reach out and catch it.'” “Should have been kicked out of the game!,” replied one angry fan with a clown emoji. Rodney Peete takes a brilliant catch in the standsFox Sports GettyPeete played for the Raiders before the move to Las Vegas[/caption] GettyHis best season came with the Panthers in 2002[/caption] “Anyone else would be thrown out? Should be embarrassed! Not funny,” added a second. “He caught the ball under Max’s glove. Muncy missed it on his own. It was in the stands not the field of play so Rodney did nothing wrong,” a third insisted. Holly later apologized to Muncy on Instagram but Peete, who later revealed fans in the section were given gloves, was well within his rights as he didn’t reach into the playing area. The play, which ended up as a foul ball, had little impact as Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ struck out two balls later. The Dodgers went on to win 6-3 as the world champions began their defense 2-0. They will now return to the US for the rest of spring training ahead of domestic opening day on March 27. Peete spent 15 seasons in the NFL after being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1989 Draft. He worked his way up the depth chart to start eight games as a rookie and left for the Dallas Cowboys before the 1993 season. The rest of his career primarily saw him serve as a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and Carolina Panthers, where he went 7-7 as a starter in the 2002 season. Peete was a two-sport star in high school and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 30th round in 1984 MLB Draft, instead choosing to go to college at USC.
The MLB season is already getting controversial and we’re not through March.
First, it was Shohei Ohtani‘s fan-assisted home run that wasn’t — just try taking that away from the Los Angeles Dodgers star in Japan and see what happens.
Then it was Max Muncy reaching into the stands to try and make a play only to see one of the spectators casually pluck it out of the air — and stare him down afterward for good measure.
Dodgers third baseman Muncy was furious and the fan’s huge grin didn’t help matters.
It turns out the man was former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete.
He was rooting for the Dodgers in Tokyo and had good reason for making the grab as the ball was heading straight for his wife Holly.
“My man! You know I had to protect my lady,” he explained in a reply to a fan on X.
“Cmon Cates…Muncy had no chance!,” he added in a post aimed at Dodgers radio announcer Tim Cates, whose show he later joined to explain himself.
“I’ve gotta tell you, Timmy, I was thinking of protecting my wife, Holly,” Peete said.
“That’s all I was thinking about. Didn’t really take a peek at Max coming and how close he was.
“We were sitting in the second row. It started curving back. The only thing I could think about was, ‘I can’t let the ball hit her or me in the head so let me try and reach out and catch it.'”
“Should have been kicked out of the game!,” replied one angry fan with a clown emoji.
“Anyone else would be thrown out? Should be embarrassed! Not funny,” added a second.
“He caught the ball under Max’s glove. Muncy missed it on his own. It was in the stands not the field of play so Rodney did nothing wrong,” a third insisted.
Holly later apologized to Muncy on Instagram but Peete, who later revealed fans in the section were given gloves, was well within his rights as he didn’t reach into the playing area.
The play, which ended up as a foul ball, had little impact as Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ struck out two balls later.
The Dodgers went on to win 6-3 as the world champions began their defense 2-0.
They will now return to the US for the rest of spring training ahead of domestic opening day on March 27.
Peete spent 15 seasons in the NFL after being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1989 Draft.
He worked his way up the depth chart to start eight games as a rookie and left for the Dallas Cowboys before the 1993 season.
The rest of his career primarily saw him serve as a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and Carolina Panthers, where he went 7-7 as a starter in the 2002 season.
Peete was a two-sport star in high school and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 30th round in 1984 MLB Draft, instead choosing to go to college at USC.
