David Ortiz Calling Out Mike Fiers for Exposing Astros is a Terrible Look for the MLB

With regards to the Astros' infamous cheating scandal, plenty of active and former MLB players have released public statements expressing how they feel Houston harmed the integrity of baseball. While most have targeted the Astros as an organization as this mess has unfolded, Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz set his sights on A's pitcher Mike Fiers, the former Astro who was the main whistleblower responsible for blowing the lid off the whole scheme.

Ortiz said he was mad at Mike Fiers for exposing the Astros the way that he did, suggesting that the timing of the revelations don't cast him in any kind of heroic light. He even called him a snitch.

Big Papi does bring up a point that not many people are talking about. Fiers was a member of the 2017 Astros team that was found guilty of sign-stealing, though h was left off the postseason roster. If he was so concerned with the integrity of baseball, Ortiz can't understand why he wouldn't have blown the whistle sooner.

Fiers certainly didn't look conflicted while celebrating the World Series victory with his teammates, to be fair. Singling him out in this regard compared to any other Astros employee, however, is a bit disingenuous, and Ortiz's take generally sends the wrong message to fans and critics about what's really important.

Fiers has been portrayed as a necessary hero that helped bring the cheating scheme into the light, but the truth is always more complicated than the headlines would lead us to believe. Ortiz is sure to find more than a few backers eager to co-sign with cutting Fiers down to size, but that doesn't mean he's right. Somebody had to step up and call attention to all this shameless cheating. Fiers did what he did. Suggesting that he was just as in the wrong as the rest of his teammates just falls flat.