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MLB investigating slur on eye black
Major League Baseball is investigating reports that Toronto Blue Jays
shortstop Yunel Escobar played Saturday's game against Boston wearing eye
black depicting a gay slur written in Spanish.
At least one photo taken by Getty Images shows Escobar wearing the eye black
with the slur during Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Getty Images confirmed the photo's authenticity to ESPN.com's Keith Law.
MLB spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick and The
Associated Press the commissioner's office is looking into the reports.
"The Toronto Blue Jays do not support discrimination of any kind nor condone
the message displayed by Yunel Escobar during Saturday's game," the Blue Jays
said in a statement Monday night, adding the club "takes this situation
seriously and is investigating the matter."
The team said Escobar will be available to the media Tuesday afternoon at
Yankee Stadium along with general manager Alex Anthopoulos, manager John
Farrell and coach Luis Rivera.
One of Escobar's agents declined to comment when reached by Crasnick on
Monday.
Escobar, 29, played the entire game Saturday but was scratched from the
lineup Sunday due to flu-like symptoms.
藍鳥游擊手 Yunel Escobar 在周日對戰紅襪的比賽中 由於當天是午場
所以他貼上遮陽膏來防陽 但是他在上面用西班牙語寫著 TU ERE MARICON
意指 " 搞同性戀的人 " 現在經由球迷拍下在 Getty Images 上發布後
引起極大的爭議 目前聯盟官方決定要介入調查此事
所以藍鳥球團將於明天與洋基比賽之前 召開記者會說明此事來龍去脈
包含事主 Yunel Escobar GM Alex Anthopoulos 教頭 John Farrell 以及
另一位教練 Luis Rivera 等人出席說明此事
據藍鳥高層說 由於他來自中南美 生性幽默 他寫那段話是很多中南美球員常拿來
開玩笑的話語 如今用在球場上造成很大爭議 明天記者會後聯盟應該會做出懲處
開玩笑開大了 ......