Video footage of two baseball players unexpectedly making out has gone viral online.
The incident took place on Tuesday in Portland, Oregon. The Portland Pickles are a collegiate baseball team. Founded in 2015, they play in the South Division of the West Coast League.
They host their home games at Charles B. Walker Stadium in Southeast Portland’s Lents Park.
The team hosts many special events, and Tuesday’s match was themed as “Heated Riv-Dill-ry Night”. The Portland Pickles All-Stars played against the Willamette Wildbills.
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The highlight for many was a physical interaction between two players. The pitcher throws the baseball and hits the batter. The batter, livid, marches to the pitcher and they begin to argue. Then, the pitcher scoops up his smaller rival and they start to passionately kiss. The T.a.T.u song, “All The Things She Said”, plays in the background.
Watch below.
The Batter was fed up and blew up.
He charged the mound, and you’ll never guess what happened next pic.twitter.com/T8V2pwijjb
— Portland Pickles (@picklesbaseball) July 15, 2026
Heated Riv-Dill-ry Night took a turn!
A simple at-bat turned spicy when the batter was thrown at. pic.twitter.com/UCnN51LdDb
— Portland Pickles (@picklesbaseball) July 15, 2026
“Our cottage was packed”
In a separate social media post, the team said, “Our cottage was packed. Tongues were used. Things got heated. All the Things She Said played approximately 81 times. Oh, and there was baseball.
“The All-Stars survived the hottest rivalry of the summer and came away with the win.”
Our cottage was packed. Tongues were used. Things got heated. All the Things She Said played approximately 81 times.
Oh, and there was baseball.
The All-Stars survived the hottest rivalry of the summer and came away with the win. See you tomorrow where we host the biggest… pic.twitter.com/BhVXTB5qdQ
— Portland Pickles (@picklesbaseball) July 15, 2026
The team’s kiss video promptly spread online and enjoys over a million views. Several replies have also gone viral.
wait. the size difference…
https://t.co/wQd0c7buy8
— satyronmars.bsky.social (@SatyrOnMars) July 15, 2026
What. The. Fck. https://t.co/3thiZ9Z5vf
— Avid Yankee fan (@bigbaseballnerd) July 15, 2026
According to Fox News, the moment was part of the evening’s scripted entertainment.
Fox’s Joe Kinsey was disgusted by the fun stunt. He ranted, “The divide between sane America and the demented America that Portland wants to export across this country can’t be any clearer. This isn’t about two men kissing. This is about taking one of the final wholesome places left for families — the Pickles are holding a Fart Night this Friday night — and turning it into a LIB stunt factory where kids are subjected to the Alphabet Mafia’s whims.”
Wow. Talk about taking things way too seriously!
Anyway, should you be in the area and wish to support the Portland Pickles, the team hosts its Pride Night this evening (July 16), ahead of Portland Pride taking place this weekend.
Go, Pickles!
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