Current Texas A&M baseball player puts Jim Schlossnagle on blast after Texas exit
![Jun 24, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Texas A&M Aggies center fielder Travis Chestnut (4) walks off after striking out against the Tennessee Volunteers during the fifth inning at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Jun 24, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Texas A&M Aggies center fielder Travis Chestnut (4) walks off after striking out against the Tennessee Volunteers during the fifth inning at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_8338,h_4690,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/273/01j1bs280me8mnpyf745.jpg)
Texas A&M baseball player Travis Chestnut doesn't mince words when speaking about outbound coach Jim Schlossnagle
When unceremonious and dishonorable exits like that of Jim Schlossnagle from Texas A&M baseball happen, you expect a level of sour grapes from the fanbase. Schloss has been the target of a heaping helping thereof, as well as scorn from the national media given how he handled things on the way out.
What you don't always expect to see—and something that is a huge red flag—is the man's current players putting him on blast. When Jimbo was dismissed, for example, the players didn't have much bad to say about him as a person.
It appears, though, that Jim Schlossnagle is a different story. Thanks to some crack reporting from the Eagle's Travis Brown, we have a quote from current Aggie player Travis Chestnut elucidating exactly how he feels about Schloss.
With some reaction from Aggie players, including @TravisChestnut_:
— 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕤 𝕃. 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 (@Travis_L_Brown) June 27, 2024
“…Not once in my career was he a respectable man to me. I stuck with him because I wanted to be an Aggie and in the SEC…”
More below: https://t.co/Rp2BZjb1Uf
Chestnut goes on to praise Mike Earley and Nolan Cain, but wow. Talk about scorched earth.
This gives context to a moment that went a bit unnoticed in the national championship game. During a dugout interview with Schlossnagle following a clutch bunt from Chestnut, Schloss took a shot at his own player, mentioning that he "strikes out all the time." Maybe it was an attempt at humor, but it came off oddly hostile towards a guy on his own team.
Let's be honest: Chestnut isn't exactly a guy in a starring role for the team. His speed is elite, but he has holes in his game that fans have criticized at times. But that makes things even worse; if Schloss is the kind of guy who treats the stars well and is unpleasant to the players he views as lower on the totem pole, then that's a huge red flag. Clearly there was something bad between these two guys, leading to Chestnut giving this quote.
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