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New York Post

5 Apr 2023

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol rips outfielder Tyler O’Neill for ‘unacceptable’ effort

https://nypost.com/2023/04/05/cardinals-oliver-marmol-rips-tyler-oneills-unacceptable-effort/

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is already calling out one of his players just five games into the season.

Marmol directed his ire at center fielder Tyler O’Neill for what he believed was a lack of effort rounding third base to try to score in the seventh inning of a rainy 4-1 home loss to the Braves on Tuesday.

With runners on first and second and two out while St. Louis trailed by three, pinch-hitter Brendan Donovan hit a single to right field, but O’Neill was thrown out at home by Ronald Acuna to end the inning.

Ronald Acuña Jr. with a rocket throw! pic.twitter.com/OsX3C2DGoA
— MLB (@MLB) April 5, 2023

A lot of Twitter chatter about O’Neill being thrown out in the 7th. Here’s the high home view so you can see the entire play.#STLCards pic.twitter.com/IiuMTc2uzP
— Matt Pauley (@MattPauleyOnAir) April 5, 2023

“We’ve got a lot of guys playing really hard. That’s not our style of play as far as the effort rounding the bag there,” Marmol said after the loss. “It’s unacceptable.”

O’Neill, who broke out in 2021 with 34 home runs and a .912 OPS but was hampered by injuries last season, didn’t seem pleased with his manager’s assessment.

“I think [Marmol] was pretty blunt about it,” O’Neill told reporters. “He didn’t think I gave the best effort. You know, I’m out here every day grinding my ass off, giving it my all and trying to stay on the field for 160 games out here. … I’m trying to score that run of course. I’m not there to dog it, at all. Those are pretty strong words from him, so that’s good to know.”

Cardianls center fielder Tyler O’Neill is tagged out at home to end the seventh inning in a loss to the Braves on April 4, 2023.

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Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Tyler O’Neill’s effort on the play was “unacceptable.”

O’Neill, 27, had two hamstring pulls that contributed to him playing only 96 games last season, hitting .228 with 14 home runs and 58 RBIs.

The two-time Gold Glove winner said he wasn’t caught off guard by third base coach Ron Warner’s decision to send him home on the play.

“I’m trying to be out there and score a run,” O’Neill said. “[Donovan] barreled that ball right at him. It was going to be a close play off the bat. I’m trying to do my best to cut the angle as best I can and get in there. (Marmol) didn’t like what he saw.”