Michigan baseball player apologizes for mimicking cocaine snorting after sliding into third base
University of Michigan baseball player Mitch Voit apologized Monday for a celebration in which he appeared to mimic snorting a line of cocaine after hitting a triple in Sunday's win over USC. The junior infielder called the act 'an immature decision' in a statement posted to social media.
'I would like to apologize for my actions on third base yesterday,' Voit said. 'I made an immature decision in the heat of the moment. The gesture I made does not reflect my character, the household I was raised in, or the block M that I represent in any kind of way. I take full responsibility for what I did, and I am truly sorry to all those who I have negatively impacted by doing this.'
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The incident occurred in the second inning after Voit's bases-clearing triple. Voit slid head-first into the bag, lowered his face to the third-base line and imitated snorting the chalk like a line of cocaine. Clips of the celebration promptly garnered viral attention on social media.
The gesture was not included in a clip of Voit's highlights from the game posted by the Big Ten Baseball account on X, though the hit was.
Mitch Voit did it with his bat (3-3, 4 RBI) and glove today.
Watch the star 2B's highlights in @umichbaseball's run-rule win over USC 👇#B1GBaseball pic.twitter.com/dHCyqYhsNs
— Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) March 16, 2025
The 20-year-old from Wisconsin finished the game 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBIs in Michigan's eventual 11-0 win. On Monday, he was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after scoring six runs and notching 12 RBIs over the five-game stretch. It was the first time Voit earned the honor in his collegiate career.
Neither the Big Ten nor Michigan immediately responded to questions regarding whether or not the team would disciple Voit for his actions.
Entering Tuesday, Voit has a team-best batting average of .451, a slugging percentage of .845 and leads the Wolverines with 32 hits, 28 RBIs and five home runs.
Michigan (11-8) closes out a four-game homestand hosting Western Michigan (1-16) on Tuesday.
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