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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred had some serious issues speaking after the Dodgers World Series win.
After game 6 on Tuesday night, Manfred was seen slurring his words while presenting the World Series MVP award to Corey Seager.
https://twitter.com/jgroc/status/1321302210257539079
Manfred continued to talk in a strange manner while being interviewed on the field moments later.
https://twitter.com/jgroc/status/1321302747719847942
Fans didn’t know what to make of Manfred’s bizarre behavior.
Rob Manfred utilizing the super rare but super effective “publicly speak like you drank a fifth of jack and are having a seizure” strategy to avoid any follow up questions on Justin Turner’s COVID test.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) October 28, 2020
Holy shit is Manfred drunk as shit
— Dodgers Talk (@LaDodgersTalk) October 28, 2020
Is Rob Manfred ok? I’ve never heard him speak like that. Very slow and slurred. Sounded stroke-like. I hope he is ok.
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) October 28, 2020
Did Rob Manfred just have a stroke on live TV? #postseason pic.twitter.com/2q26jHvrzR
— Matt (@Matt_Wilson14) October 28, 2020
They need to have Rob Manfred talk to a doctor ASAP
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) October 28, 2020
I hate Manfred, but honestly concerned he's having a stroke.
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) October 28, 2020
Some people suggested Manfred was having issues speaking because he had a bad echo in his earpiece.
For those asking- Manfred likely had the awful earpiece/PA echo, where if you still have the broadcast earpiece on and your voice is on the PA it will create a horrible echo in your ear and cause real problems speaking.
— Leila Rahimi (@leilarahimi) October 28, 2020