MLB pitcher Anthony Bass shares story of pregnant wife's travails on United Airlines flight
On Sunday afternoon, while Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass was traveling to his family's off-season home in Nashville, an encounter with a flight attendant put him off.
The MLB pitcher was flying back after the Blue Jays' opening homestand in Toronto with his 22-week pregnant wife, as well as five and two-year-old kids. According to Bass, his younger daughter dropped some popcorn. Instead of cleaning up the mess, the flight attendants made his wife Sidney Rae Bass get down "on her hands and knees" to attend to the issue.
The flight attendant @united just made my 22 week pregnant wife traveling with a 5 year old and 2 year old get on her hands and knees to pick up the popcorn mess by my youngest daughter. Are you kidding me?!?! https://t.co/vLYyLyJC54
"The flight attendant @united just made my 22-week pregnant wife traveling with a 5-year old and 2-year old get on her hands and knees to pick up the popcorn mess by my youngest daughter. Are you kidding me?!?!" Anthony Bass wrote on Twitter.
Anthony Bass dryly responds to fans pointing their fingers at him
Fans on Twitter didn't take kindly to the Blue Jays reliever's predicament. One fan responded to Bass' angry tweet and said that parents should be responsible for cleaning up after their kids.
@AnthonyBass52 @united Genuinely curious who should clean up the mess your 2 year old made? As a parent of three kids I am the one responsible for them.
To this, the pitcher replied that it is the responsibility of the cleaning crew to clean up the mess that the passengers might create.
Heated opinions were flung at Bass thereafter.
@AnthonyBass52 @pwentink22 @united The cleaning crew doesn’t vacuum until after deplaning, and you can see the popcorn is spilled all over the floor behind her and on the feet of another passenger. That paying customer shouldn’t have their space made a mess by your child, it should be picked up.
Anthony Bass decided to turn a blind eye to those cornering him and stayed firm.
You are the perfect parent. You can do no wrong. twitter.com/pwentink22/sta…
United Airlines responded to Anthony Bass' tweet and said they would look into the matter.
@AnthonyBass52 Hi there, Anthony. We certainly understand your concern and we'd like to look into this. When you have a moment, please DM your wife's confirmation number along with any additional details regarding her interaction with this crew member. ^AN twitter.com/messages/compo…
"Hi there, Anthony. We certainly understand your concern and we'd like to look into this. When you have a moment, please DM your wife's confirmation number along with any additional details regarding her interaction with this crew member."
In all probability, the matter is being dealt with internally by United Airlines, and Anthony Bass may receive some form of compensation.