MLB's Brent Rooker Hits Back After Fan Criticizes Him for Feeding His Baby Daughter During the Home Run Derby
Brent Rooker is pushing back after a fan criticized him for feeding his daughter on live TV
The Athletics player was competing in the Home Run Derby and fed his daughter a bottle on the sidelines
Rooker shares two girls with his wife, Allie Oliver
Brent Rooker is hitting back after a fan criticized him for feeding his daughter on live TV.
The Athletics player responded to a post on X after a fan called him out for giving his 11-month-old daughter, Blake Eloise, a bottle live on camera during the 2025 Home Run Derby on Monday, July 14.
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"Hey Rooker...did you really need to feed your baby on camera? Sometimes people just want to see you play," the fan wrote.
"Yes, it was necessary to feed my 11 month old child her night time bottle at like 9:00 pm," the dad of two hit back. "Thank you for asking."
In a photo shared from the event on X by Yahoo Sports, the MLB player can be seen holding his daughter in his arms and feeding her a bottle while sitting on the sidelines.
The Home Run Derby, meanwhile, is the MLB's annual home run hitting competition, which serves as the lead-up to the MLB All-Star Game on July 15. Rooker represented the Athletics during this year's competition.
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Rooker, 30, shares both Blake and daughter Blair Evelyn, 3, with his wife, Allie Oliver.
After the event, Rooker shared a joint post on Instagram with his team, which featured a photo of his family of four. The professional athlete could be seen sitting against the sidelines, holding baby Blake.
MLB.com Brent Rooker during the Home Run Derby on July 14, 2025
Brent Rooker during the Home Run Derby on July 14, 2025
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Allie posed on the other side of Blake, wearing a hat with her husband's last name on it. On the other side of Rooker, Blair wore pink headphones and titled her head to the side for the photo.
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"Proud of our guy," the Athletics captioned the post.
Last August, Rooker announced that he and Oliver welcomed Blake in a post on Instagram. "We are thrilled to have welcomed Blake Eloise into the world on 8/14/24," he wrote in his caption. "Allie, Blair and I are already so in love with our newest addition."
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