Logan Webb Trolled Fans on X, Argued With a Reporter, Then Deleted His Account After a Brutal Loss

The San Francisco Giants already had a rough Wednesday. Then Logan Webb made it worse.

The right-hander gave up five runs to the first six batters he faced against the Toronto Blue Jays, including a grand slam to Kazuma Okamoto. The final score was 10-0, and the Giants lost the series at home to a team that came in struggling. But the real mess started after Webb left the mound.

According to the San Francisco Gate’s Alex Simon, Webb spent the rest of his afternoon on X — formerly Twitter — arguing with fans about his performance. That alone is usually a bad look for a team’s ace. But he didn’t stop there. Webb also got into it with a KNBR employee over what seemed like normal postgame questions from beat reporters. By the end of the night, he had deleted his account entirely.

Simon wrote Thursday morning: “The Giants’ All-Star pitcher allowed five runs to the first six Blue Jays batters of the game in a 10-0 loss and then spent the rest of his afternoon replying to fans on X and beefing with a KNBR employee before deciding to delete his account before the end of the evening.”

Webb’s final start before the All-Star break was, by any measure, a disaster. He lasted seven innings — his arm was fine, the pitch count was fine — but that five-run first inning basically ended the game. The 29-year-old is 5-7 with a 3.86 ERA over 100.1 innings, with 80 strikeouts in 14 starts. Those are solid numbers for most pitchers, but not the guy who finished top five in Cy Young voting two years in a row.

Ever since he pitched for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic this spring, Webb hasn’t looked like himself. His command has been spotty. His ground-ball rate is down. He’s letting up hard contact at a higher clip. The Giants have tried to chalk it up to a slow start, but we’re past the halfway point now and it’s starting to look like something deeper.

Bad look for a team leader

Look, nobody’s saying a pitcher can’t be frustrated after a bad outing. But going after fans online and then picking a fight with a beat reporter — that’s not a great look for the guy who’s supposed to be the staff ace and the face of the franchise. Webb has been one of the few reliable things in San Francisco the last few years. He’s the kind of guy the front office builds around. When he starts acting like this, people start asking questions.

The Giants are now sitting at 37-45, just one game ahead of the Colorado Rockies in the NL West cellar. If they don’t turn things around in the second half, major changes could be coming. And Webb might be at the center of those conversations — not for his performance, but for how he handled a bad day.

The Giants have a chance to end the first half on a high note against those same Rockies this weekend. After that, the All-Star break gives everyone a chance to reset. But the real question is whether Webb can reset along with them. His season so far has been a long way from ace-level. And his temper isn’t helping.