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Josh Hart trolls Red Sox for call that led to game-changing Cody Bellinger home run: ‘Dumb as hell!’

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Battifarano, A. (2026, October 1). Josh Hart trolls Red Sox for call that led to game-changing Cody Bellinger home run: ‘Dumb as hell!’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/josh-hart-trolls-red-sox-after-cody-bellinger-home-run/

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In Game 2 of the Yankees-Red Sox wild-card series on Wednesday night, the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 9-2, completing their sweep and advancing to face the Rays in the ALDS. The pivotal moment came when the Red Sox intentionally walked Ben Rice with a runner on second base to pitch to Cody Bellinger. Manager Chad Tracy's strategy backfired as Bellinger hit a three-run home run, extending the Yankees' lead to 8-1 (Boston later scored one run). Knicks player Josh Hart mocked this decision, calling it "dumb as hell" and highlighting how the Yankees used this opportunity to widen their lead. The series ended with the Yankees dominating the Red Sox in both games by a combined score of 18-2, setting up an ALDS matchup starting on Saturday against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.

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Josh Hart added an NBA championship to his resume this summer. asserted

Hart → add → resume

This fall, it seems as if he wants to make another addition: big league manager. asserted

he → seem → addition

The Knicks star chimed in on the state of the Yankees-Red Sox wild-card series on Wednesday night as the Bronx Bombers blew the doors open in the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 2. asserted

Bombers → chime → Game

Hart slammed the Red Sox for their decision to intentionally walk Ben Rice — with a runner on second and a base open — to face Cody Bellinger. asserted

Hart → slam → Bellinger

Manager Chad Tracy’s move did not pay off, to say the least. asserted

move → pay → least

Bellinger skied a high drive into right, clearing the short porch in right field for a three-run homer to extend the Yankees’ lead to 8-1 (before Boston added a run on a solo shot from Nick Sogard in the top of the seventh). asserted

Boston → ski → seventh

Hart, in a series of posts on X, was excited as the Yankees ran up the score and looked to be nearing a sweep. asserted

Yankees → excite → sweep

“YOU WANTED TO WALK RICE TO GET TO BELLI?! asserted

YOU → want → BELLI

BOSTON YOU DUMB AS HELL!!!” Hart wrote. asserted

Hart → dumb → HELL

“NY RUNS BOSTON. asserted

NY → run → BOSTON

Hart was in The Bronx just last week when he threw out the first pitch before the Yankees took on the Orioles in the nightcap of their doubleheader on Friday. asserted

Yankees → throw → Friday

He and teammate Jalen Brunson also threw out first pitches in mid-June shortly after they helped end the Knicks’ 53-year NBA title drought. asserted

they → throw → drought

The Yankees, who had lost three straight playoff series to the Red Sox entering 2025, are on the precipice of knocking out Boston for the second straight season in the wild-card round. asserted

who → lose → round

Josh Hart trolls Red Sox for call that led to game-changing Cody Bellinger home run: ‘Dumb as hell!’

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