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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred had some serious issues speaking after the Dodgers World Series win.
After game 6 on Tuesday night, Manfred was seen slurring his words while presenting the World Series MVP award to Corey Seager.
Rob Manfred, who has to be shit faced, presents Corey Seager with the #WorldSeries MVP award. #Dodgers #LATogether pic.twitter.com/nKTbex3VSD
— Justin Groc (@jgroc) October 28, 2020
Manfred continued to talk in a strange manner while being interviewed on the field moments later.
Dude, seriously. Rob Manfred is shit housed talking about Justin Turner's positive COVID test. #WorldSeries #Dodgers #LATogether pic.twitter.com/PeYZYnb3Sj
— Justin Groc (@jgroc) October 28, 2020
Fans didn’t know what to make of Manfred’s bizarre behavior.
Rob Manfred utilizing the super rare but super effective “publicly speak like you drank a fifth of jack and are having a seizure” strategy to avoid any follow up questions on Justin Turner’s COVID test.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) October 28, 2020
Holy shit is Manfred drunk as shit
— Dodgers Talk (@LaDodgersTalk) October 28, 2020
Is Rob Manfred ok? I’ve never heard him speak like that. Very slow and slurred. Sounded stroke-like. I hope he is ok.
— DJC Sports Media (@DanClarkSports) October 28, 2020
Did Rob Manfred just have a stroke on live TV? #postseason pic.twitter.com/2q26jHvrzR
— Matt (@Matt_Wilson14) October 28, 2020
They need to have Rob Manfred talk to a doctor ASAP
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) October 28, 2020
I hate Manfred, but honestly concerned he's having a stroke.
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) October 28, 2020
Some people suggested Manfred was having issues speaking because he had a bad echo in his earpiece.
For those asking- Manfred likely had the awful earpiece/PA echo, where if you still have the broadcast earpiece on and your voice is on the PA it will create a horrible echo in your ear and cause real problems speaking.
— Leila Rahimi (@leilarahimi) October 28, 2020