Athletics' Brent Rooker Responds to Bettor Complaining About Lost Wager

Rooker is in the midst of a career year for the Athletics.

Jul 23, 2024; Oakland, California, USA; Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker (25) reacts to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports | Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

A bettor upset with a lost wager took to Instagram on Sunday and sent a direct message to Oakland Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker, whom he had $21,000 riding on as the last leg of his parlay.

"You sold me yesterday!", the bettor wrote. "1 leg away from 21k and you could only hit singles."

The individual likely never thought Rooker would respond, but he did. And the A's outfielder was in no mood to entertain this, as he immediately shut down the bettor.

"My brother, I cannot even begin to express how much I do not care," Rooker replied.

Brent Rooker got straight to the point here

(via @Skunkii_Plays) pic.twitter.com/f6H65Nt9L4

— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) July 29, 2024

Then, Rooker took to his account on X (formerly Twitter) to clarify why he took the time to respond to the bettor.

I’m sure Mr. Skunkii is a wonderful guy. We get far worse messages than this on a nightly basis, so sometimes it’s fun to pick a more lighthearted one and interact a little bit. If fans get to say whatever they want to us, we get to reply sometimes. It’s all in good fun of… https://t.co/rdrMlHtaJa

— Brent Rooker (@Brent_Rooker12) July 29, 2024

And then immediately signed off of X.

The bettor is referring to Oakland's win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, when Rooker went 3-for-4 with a trio of singles and a run scored.

Rooker, an All-Star for the first time in 2023, may not have found his power stroke that night, to the bettor's dismay, but he certainly has had it all season.

The Germantown, Tenn., native is in the midst of a career year, having posted a .296/.370/.587 slash line with 25 home runs, 75 RBI and 52 runs scored in 93 games played in '24.