University of Michigan baseball player Mitch Voit issued an apology after his controversial, drug-inspired celebration went viral.
During the Wolverines’ game against the University of Southern California Trojans on Sunday, March 16, Voit, 20, hit a bases-clearing triple in the second inning at Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Ray Fisher Stadium.
To celebrate after sliding into third base, Voit mimicked snorting a line of cocaine off the chalk on the baseline.
“I would like to apologize for my actions on third base yesterday,” Voit posted via Instagram on Monday, March 17. “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.”
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Voit continued, “I take full responsibility for what I did, and I am truly sorry to all those who I have negatively impacted by doing this.”
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Voit is a junior infielder enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the university.
Prior to issuing his apology, Voit’s celebration went viral on social media. At the time of publication, a video of the incident posted via X by Jomboy Media has been viewed over 1.8 million times.
“Parents might have trouble explaining this to their kids,” the outlet wrote.
Comments on the video were not kind to Voit, with one person writing, “What do you think his parents thought watching this on their tv.”
Another commented, “How not to get drafted? Assuming he had a shot of course.”
However, after Voit apologized, the comments on social media began celebrating the baseball star.
“Why can’t people just have fun?” one person commented. “Who’s the Karen that complained about this, the USC team mom?”
Another wrote, “Hell yea brother do it again.”
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The celebration was part of a banner day for Voit, who finished 3-for-3 with 4 RBIs, three runs and a walk against the Trojans. Michigan defeated USC 11-0 to salvage a game after losing the first two in the series.
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Voit was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week on Monday, after finishing the stretch with 12 hits, 6 runs, 12 RBIs, 5 doubles and a .667 batting average.
No suspension for Voit has been announced by either the Big Ten or the University of Michigan.
Voit and the Wolverines return to action on Tuesday, March 18 against the Western Michigan Broncos.
