The Houston Police Department has identified the man behind recent death threats made to Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family. Police say a man located outside the United States who was intoxicated and had gambled on a game in May was the one who made threats to McCullers, per ESPN .

A spokesperson for the department on Monday declined to identify the suspect or his location and said no charges had been filed. The spokesperson told ESPN that the man admitted that he had been gambling on an Astros game, lost money and was frustrated and inebriated when he sent the threats to McCullers.

The man apologized and asked that his apology be relayed to McCullers and his family, according to the spokesperson.

The game in question happened on May 10, McCullers' second start sinc

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