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Dalton Rushing is in his first full season as a major leaguer, but he has already caused trouble for multiple teams.
The rookie catcher has become an enemy to a few teams of late, including some of the Dodgers’ rivals. Rushing doesn't play every day, as he backs up starting catcher Will Smith, but it appears as though he does something notable in every game he plays.
With the season only a month old, Rushing is quickly racking up incidents that Los Angeles has to handle. Here's a look at the trouble Rushing has faced so far this year.
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Dalton Rushing timeline of trouble
April 18: Rushing calls Rockies hitters "fishy"
After a game against the Rockies, in which the Dodgers lost 4-3, Rushing appeared to accuse the Rockies of nefarious acts.
"I think it's odd that some of those hitters that do what they do, they go up there and they're on the first pitch that was thrown," Rushing said. "So, it's a little fishy but I'll wear it."
Dalton Rushing said it was ‘a little fishy’ how the #Rockies hitters were swinging at the first pitch and connecting. Rushing found it very odd.
“I think they had a good game plan as an opposing team, and maybe I pitched into their game plan. As far as calling pitches, I'm not… pic.twitter.com/ftqnzlRC92
Rushing did credit the Rockies with a good game plan and said he could've done a better job at calling pitches. Still, the comments opened eyes across the league.
April 21: Rushing appears to insult Jung Hoo Lee after injury
In the first game of the year against the Giants, Rushing appeared to say "f***'em" while walking off the field after Jung Hoo Lee seemed to injure himself on a slide into home plate.
Dodgers vs Giants rivalry may be back. Dalton Rushing appeared to have said“FUCK EM” after seeing Jung Hoo Lee possibly injured in a play at home plate 👀 pic.twitter.com/olx8xQg7j7
— js9innings (@js9inningsmedia) April 22, 2026April 23: Rushing gets hit, slides hard into second base
Two days later, Logan Webb hit Rushing in what might have been an act of retaliation, but Rushing responded with a hard slide into Willy Adames at second base on a double-play ball.
Is there a more unlikable player in baseball than Dalton Rushing lol pic.twitter.com/Zfex6QSLwv
— trev (@BayAreaTrev) April 23, 2026After the game, which was the last of the three-game series, Giants second baseman Luis Arraez called out Rushing for the slide.
"It's not good baseball, it's not clean baseball there," he said.
"It's not good baseball."
Luis Arraez believes Dalton Rushing's takeout slide in the sixth was a dirty play pic.twitter.com/Dpl7fXXo5R
April 26: Rushing calls Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya a "fat f***"
After throwing Miguel Amaya out at second on a stolen base attempt, Rushing is caught on camera calling Amaya a "fat f***".
Dodgers fans worried about PCA yet Dalton Rushing is the biggest clown in MLB. Here he is calling Miguel Amaya a “fat f*ck” after he gets stolen on. Watch Nico afterwards pic.twitter.com/Iniojk3Hv7
— 𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖓𝖔𝖗 𝕻𝖎𝖑𝖘 (@TheConnorPils) April 26, 2026A few days later, Nico Hoerner, who was at the plate when the incident occurred, noted that he wished he said something to Rushing in the moment.
"I wish I had confronted him," Hoerner said. "I was pretty taken aback."
Nico Hoerner said "yeah" when asked if fans were correct in lipreading that Dalton Rushing called Miguel Amaya a fat fuck https://t.co/Po7kgmDi6m pic.twitter.com/pJLve3plzd
— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 29, 2026April 28: Rushing is called out after not being granted timeout
In a game against the Marlins, Rushing is given an automatic strike three after he was unable to get a timeout during an at-bat.
Dalton Rushing asked for timeout by saying “timeout please” to the home plate umpire. The umpire didn’t hear and he struck out on a pitch clock violation that ended the inning. Rushing was not happy at all 😬 pic.twitter.com/yzn09jfcYq
— js9innings (@js9inningsmedia) April 29, 2026Where is Dalton Rushing from?
Rushing was born in Memphis, Tenn., and attended high school in Brighton, Tenn. He played college baseball at Louisville. He was selected in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
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