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John Kruk reveals he threatened to kill MLB umpire near the end of the career

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Philadelphia Phillies legend John Kruk played a solid 10 years in MLB, earning three All-Star bids over that span. 

But he didn’t have the best send-off with one of MLB’s longtime umpires. 

Kruk revealed on Monday night during the Phillies TV broadcast that he once threatened to kill umpire Brian O’Nora during his second-to-last game in MLB. 

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Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame member John Kruk during the Pat Burrell (not pictured) induction ceremony before a game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)

“I just got a text message from Judson Burch,” Kurk said to his partner, Tom McCarthy. “Big Phillies fan. Big umpire savant. He said Brian O’Nora has been around so long, he threw you out of a game.”

Kruk, then, dipped into his memory bank and pulled out a wild story about himself on the Chicago White Sox with O’Nora. 

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“The game before I retired, I think I threatened to kill him,” Kruk said, via Awful Announcing.

O’Nora was only in his third year of umpiring when that incident with Kruk happened in 1995. 

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Home plate umpire Brian O’Nora (7) stands on the field in the ninth inning between the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Progressive Field. (David Richard-Imagn Images)

Kruk’s words to O’Nora came from a strike out call while facing Doug Jones in the top of the ninth inning. 

At the time, Kruk was slumping at the plate, so his frustrations boiled over, and he took it out on O’Nora. 

The first baseman and left fielder began his career with the San Diego Padres, playing parts of four seasons with them before being dealt to the Phillies during the 1989 campaign. 

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Former Philadelphia Phillies first baseman John Kruk during Phillies Alumni Weekend and the 20th anniversary of Citizens Bank Park before game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)

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Kruk spent six seasons in Philadelphia, slashing .309/.400/.461 with 62 homers, 145 doubles and 390 RBI over 744 games. 

Kruk spent his final year in MLB with the Chicago White Sox, playing just 45 games and hitting .308/.399/.390 with a .789 OPS and 23 RBI. 

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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.



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