Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Apologizes After Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones Says He
Was Target of Racist Abuse in Boston By Stephanie Petit
“A disrespectful fan threw a bag of peanuts at me,” the athlete said, according to USA Today. “I was called the N-word a handful of times tonight. Thanks. Pretty awesome.”Jones, one of just 62 African-American players on the Opening Day
rosters this year, added that this wasn’t the first time he was on the
receiving end of racist hecklers at Fenway but that this was among the
worst nights in his 12 years in Major League Baseball.
“Very unfortunate,” Jones said. “I heard there was 59 or 60 ejections
tonight in the ballpark. It is what it is, right. I just go out and
play baseball. It’s unfortunate that people need to resort to those type
of epithets to degrade another human being. I’m trying to make a living
for myself and for my family.”
Baker denounced the fans’ actions in a tweet on Tuesday morning.
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