Overview
- The messages arrived after Tanner Scott allowed runs in a 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Saturday, and his wife Maddie Scott posted now-expired Instagram Stories showing graphic threats aimed at their newborn.
- Screenshots circulated by Maddie include comments from an account identified as hawk.3112090 that say things like “gun shot your family tonight” and wish death on the child.
- News outlets report the Stories have expired and that the threatening accounts remain anonymous in published coverage, with no public report of account suspensions or law-enforcement action tied to this case.
- The incident is reported as part of a pattern of 2025 online abuse targeting MLB players and their families, a trend outlets link to the rise of anonymous accounts and, in some prior cases, to sports betting.
- The episode highlights practical gaps for teams, platforms and police in preserving ephemeral posts, tracing anonymous users and protecting players’ families from direct online threats.