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MLB: Refugee for racists?

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologized Sunday for a series of offensive tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them "some stupid stuff.''

The 25-year-old Newcomb spoke less than an hour after nearly pitching a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The tweets were sent in 2011 and 2012, when Newcomb was a senior in high school.

One tweet included a racial epithet that was part of a rap lyric, and several others contained gay slurs.

"I just wanted to apologize for any insensitive material,'' Newcomb said. "It was a long time ago, six or seven years ago, saying some stupid stuff with friends.''
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Sean Newcomb of Atlanta Braves 'regrets' offensive tweets

During Tuesday's All-Star Game, Hader's first as a big leaguer, tweets he sent as a 17-year-old surfaced -- messages filled with racist, homophobic and misogynist sentiments. Hader discovered the reporting of the years-old messages after his outing, and he answered hard questions about them after the game.

"[The last four days] haven't been good," Hader said. "I regret the mistakes that I made in the past. That doesn't resemble the person I am now."

Hader expressed enough contrition in his postgame comments Tuesday that neither Major League Baseball nor the Brewers decided to suspend him. Instead, he was ordered to undergo sensitivity training
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Josh Hader apologizes to Milwaukee Brewers teammates for tweets

There are some hard core racists in MLB. I would guessing there are a lot more Hader's and Newcomb's in MLB.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...newcomb-old-tweets-homophobic-slur/860510002/

Here are Newcomb's actually tweets.
 
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Have any of the MLB players got down and kneeled for the National Anthem?
 
gulfman said:
Have any of the MLB players got down and kneeled for the National Anthem?
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These comments are flat out disgraceful. IMO they should be suspended until they complete sensitivity training. I wouldn't want to be associated with people like that.
 
Bucky said:
These comments are flat out disgraceful. IMO they should be suspended until they complete sensitivity training. I wouldn't want to be associated with people like that.
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And yet you supported CK when he first protested. Flip Flop.
 
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Moved to a more appropriate location. The Non-political section is not for politics.
 
I give him a pass. We shouldn't hold kids accountable for what they on social media unless its dangerous. Kids are stupid until about the age of 30.
 
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Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner became the latest athlete, and the third major leaguer this month, to have old embarrassing and offensive tweets resurface.

One tweet included a racial epithet that was part of a rap lyric, and several others contained gay slurs. The tweets in question date back to win Newcomb was an 18-year-old in 2011 and 2012.

Newcomb apologized and expressed regret over his tweets, and MLB announced that the league's inclusion ambassador, Billy Bean, will meet with Newcomb this week.
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Washington Nationals' Trea Turner apologizes after old offensive tweets resurface

All white players.
 
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