The Miami Marlins apologized for making light of Steve Irwin’s death in a social media feud with the Tampa Bay Rays.

“This was a regrettable exchange by our otherwise creative social media team,” the Marlins said in a statement Monday. “Unfortunately, in this medium, sometimes we swing and miss, and this was definitely a miss.”

After the Marlins lost 7-2 on Sunday, the club shared one of their lone highlights from the game, which ignited a back-and-forth war Twitter war.

“yOU’RE LITERALLY THE ANIMAL THAT KILLED STEVE IRWIN LOG OFF,” the Marlins wrote in response to the Rays referencing their two-game sweep.

The Marlins eventually deleted the controversial tweet and addressed the matter internally, local Miami radio station 640 The Hurricane reported.

The Twitter account also wrote on the platform Monday: “Hi, guys. Like everyone who grew up watching him, we miss Steve. We’re so sorry to have made light of his passing.”

Irwin, the famous Australian zookeeper nicknamed “The Crocodile Hunter,” died in 2006 at the age of 44 after he was pierced in the heart by a stingray while filming a documentary.