David Wells and Keith Olbermann battle X after retired Yankees pitcher disdains Bud Light for partnership with Dylan Mulvaney
- Wells recently made controversial comments about Bud Light and Nike
- Olbermann previously hosted shows for both ESPN and MSNBC networks
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A day after making headlines for controversial comments during the New York Yankees’ “Old Timers Day” festivities, retired pitcher David Wells is now embroiled in a high-profile dispute on social media.
Wells feuded with former ESPN and MSNBC personality Keith Olbermann on X after Olbermann addressed comments Wells made about Bud Light about the brand’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Olbermann had screenshotted a passage in which Wells said he wouldn’t drink Bud Light before replying, “Bulls*** @BoomerWells33 would drink wood alcohol.” Another damn fraud.”
Wells did not hesitate in his response to Olbermann.
“Keith shut up,” Wells wrote. “Just because you never played the game and all you did was work for ESPN and talk about all of us, because you have a degree in journalism, makes you an expert at taking down athletes. And that’s if you even have a degree. Stick to your politics.’
David Wells and Keith Olbermann were going back and forth on X on social media
Wells had stated that he would not drink Bud Light due to a collaboration with Dylan Mulvaney
In addition to taking shots at Bud Light for working with Mulvaney, Wells also took shots at Nike for being “woke,” while also saying some harsh words while discussing the current state of the Yankees.
The Yankees are currently in the midst of one of their worst seasons in recent memory, sitting in last place in the American League East with a 71-72 record.
“It always seems like the (general managers), the managers and things like that get fired and get blamed for it, and that’s the players’ fault,” Wells said.
“If you’re not doing the work on the field, and if I was general manager, I’d send a message.”
Several Yankees players have disappointed this season, including pitcher Carlos Rodon, who came to New York as a free agent after signing a six-year, $162 million contract.
Since then, he has struggled with injury issues while making just 10 starts and yielding a whopping 34 runs in just 46.1 innings for a 6.60 ERA.
For Wells, the answer is simple: send struggling players to the minors.
“I don’t care who it was, if he was in the stink hole – pardon my French, if you can say that now,” he said. ‘Don’t know. But send that son of a bitch to Triple-A or Double-A and send him a wake-up call.”