Dalton Rushing Is Fine With Jomboy Cashing In on His Meltdowns, Actually

Dalton Rushing wears his emotions on his sleeve. That much is obvious if you’ve watched the Dodgers catching prospect for even a few innings. He gets fired up. He’s not subtle about it. And yeah, that has made him a pretty reliable source of content for Jomboy Media, the outfit that built a business around baseball lip-reading and dugout chaos.

Rushing knows it too. He’s not losing sleep over it.

In a recent interview on the Petros and Money Shot show, Rushing opened up about his on-field intensity and the viral moments that have followed him this season. He was asked directly if it bothers him that outlets like Jomboy pick apart his reactions, reading his lips and turning his hot-blooded moments into clips.

His answer was pretty straightforward.

He downplayed the idea that any of it is calculated. “I wouldn’t say I try to do it,” Rushing said. “I think it just kind of is a little second nature, competitive side of the game. When the competitive juices start flowing, it’s kind of like a third-person view. Your body takes over, and you just play the game as hard as you possibly can.”

He added that the outbursts are coming from a place of trying to win, not trying to go viral. “It’s coming out of a competitive nature and really just me making sure I can do whatever I can to make sure we win.”

As for Jomboy specifically, Rushing isn’t sweating it. He’s off social media entirely now and doesn’t bother keeping tabs on what’s being said about him. But he’s aware his name has been good for business over there. “I know Jomboy has made some money off of me,” Rushing said. “I’ll throw that out there. He gets a kick out of it for sure. In all honesty, he’s the least of my worries.”

Rushing’s Numbers Do the Talking

Here’s the thing about being an emotional player people love to mock or meme: it’s easier to shrug off when you’re producing. Rushing is hitting .264 this season with 10 home runs and 30 RBIs. And July has been especially good to him. He’s batting .421 this month with a homer and five RBIs already.

The Dodgers, for what it’s worth, are 60-33. Best record in baseball. They wrap up a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

Rushing’s teammates probably don’t care if he’s on the Jomboy highlight reel every other week as long as he keeps hitting. And for now, he’s doing exactly that.