Major League Baseball has opened a domestic violence probe into free agent pitcher Sam Dyson after two cryptic posts on Instagram by his ex-girlfriend, including one on her cat’s account, written from the animal’s perspective, a report said Tuesday.
Alexis Blackburn wrote as her black cat Snuckles on its Instagram account, about someone smashing the animal’s play box while it was still inside it, The Athletic, a subscription-based sports website, reported.
“Someone I trusted with my safety, protection, and love did the unthinkable while I was inside the box,” the caption posted Tuesday reads.
“Mom has put up with a lot and some people won’t believe her and that’s okay,” reads the caption.
The caption accompanies a picture of Snuckles sitting atop a Halloween-themed box and an image of the same box smashed to bits.
More than 5,000 people follow the cat on Instagram and all of the captions are written in its voice.
The cat described “Mom” moving him out of her home and into “Grandma’s” house, where it’s “safe.”
There, “I don’t have to worry about getting hurt because of anger or control.”
“I don’t have to be scared of yelling and things being hurled at mom and me.”
One her personal account — and in her own voice — Blackburn, referenced being “bullied” by an unnamed person.
“I’ve allowed my physical health, my emotional health, and my mental health to diminish to nothing,” she posted.
“I’ve allowed myself to ignore red flags and bad in people because I loved them.”
A source confirmed to the website that Blackburn was writing about Dyson, a 31-year-old pitcher with the Minnesota Twins.
The MLB is looking into the situation and its investigation will include an interview with Blackburn, sources told the outlet.
Dyson couldn’t immediately be reached for comment by the outlet.