I’ll leave if he’s not fired.” Due to their major miscommunication, a key player for the Toronto Blue Jays has stated he will leave the team if his colleague is not dismissed.
CNN) — Pitcher Anthony Bass, 35, was fined by the Toronto Blue Jays for sharing an anti-LGBTQ statement on social media last month.
The action is taken just hours before the Blue Jays play their first Pride Weekend game against the Minnesota Twins. It was anticipated that Bass would participate in the celebrations, which included tossing the ceremonial first pitch on Friday.
Ross Atkins, general manager of the Blue Jays, stated on Friday that Bass’s on-field performance was largely a baseball decision.
Atkins told reporters, “A big part of the decision was performance.” “We had to take into account distraction, which was a minor aspect of it.”
Atkins stressed that the change was made in order to strengthen the group.
We’re attempting to construct the greatest possible Atkins stated, “This was a baseball decision to make our team better. We can build a team.”
Atkins went on to say that the group regrets any mishandling of the matter and that it values the LBGTQ community.
Atkins declared, “We really don’t want anyone to feel hurt.” Our attention is on the surroundings. This community is important to us. Our fans are important to us. And if that’s how people feel, I sincerely apologize. Undoubtedly, that was not our goal.
Bass published an Instagram post in May calling for boycotts of Bud Light and Target because they support the LGBTQ community, calling the support “evil” and “demonic.”
Bass has been jeered by fans, despite his later apology for the post in a statement to reporters.
ever since at the Rogers Centre.
Bass clarified his initial apology on Thursday, expressing regret for “any harm or hurt” he may have caused to the Pride community. He did, however, clarify that he adheres to his “personal beliefs.”
“I removed the video, of course,” Bass declared. “You know, I just thought it was too much of a distraction? However, I firmly believe that everyone has the right to hold their own personal beliefs, don’t they? I also don’t mean any offense to any particular group of people. And I believed that eliminating it the second time was the proper course of action in order to avoid creating a distraction. It is our team’s responsibility to win baseball games. That is my main focus.
