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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReport: Tigers pitching coach fired for directing racial slur at clubhouse attendant
More information has come out about the firing of former Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Bosio. According to a report from Ken Rosenthal and Katie Strang at The Athletic, Bosio was fired for directing a racial slur at an African-American clubhouse attendant. The firing came after an internal investigation, and after Bosio declined to apologize for his language.
The incident reportedly involved a racial slur
Bosio, who had been the Tigers pitching coach for just the 2018 season, was fired on Wednesday for what general manager Al Avila described as using racially insensitive language. Four team sources spoke with Rosenthal and Strang on the condition of anonymity, and all four delivered the same version of the story: Bosio called an African-American clubhouse attendant a monkey during a postgame complaint session about a pitcher.
During this exchange, Bosio made a derogatory comment about one of the Tigers pitchers and then gestured toward the attendant before adding, like this monkey here, the sources said. The attendant pushed back at Bosio for the comment, and an additional team employee witnessed the exchange. Bosio was provided an opportunity to apologize to the attendant after his outburst but declined to do so, according to multiple sources.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-tigers-pitching-coach-fired-directing-racial-slur-clubhouse-attendant-182401615.html
The incident reportedly involved a racial slur
Bosio, who had been the Tigers pitching coach for just the 2018 season, was fired on Wednesday for what general manager Al Avila described as using racially insensitive language. Four team sources spoke with Rosenthal and Strang on the condition of anonymity, and all four delivered the same version of the story: Bosio called an African-American clubhouse attendant a monkey during a postgame complaint session about a pitcher.
During this exchange, Bosio made a derogatory comment about one of the Tigers pitchers and then gestured toward the attendant before adding, like this monkey here, the sources said. The attendant pushed back at Bosio for the comment, and an additional team employee witnessed the exchange. Bosio was provided an opportunity to apologize to the attendant after his outburst but declined to do so, according to multiple sources.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-tigers-pitching-coach-fired-directing-racial-slur-clubhouse-attendant-182401615.html
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Report: Tigers pitching coach fired for directing racial slur at clubhouse attendant (Original Post)
oberliner
Jun 2018
OP
hibbing
(10,109 posts)1. Another fine Trump supporter I'm sure n/t
oasis
(49,410 posts)2. Trumpism has "infested" America. nt
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. Good on the Tigers
They took swift and correct action.
RockRaven
(15,012 posts)4. "Bosio was provided an opportunity to apologize to the attendant after his outburst but declined to"
Welp. You face firing but can't even muster up an "I'm sorry, I was wrong to do that" to try and keep your job. On top of the racism that's some serious privilege right there.
MineralMan
(146,333 posts)5. Dumbass. His bigotry has cost him his job.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)8. He is claiming that he was referring to a white player as "Spider Monkey"
Which seems a tad dubious.
spanone
(135,884 posts)6. Good.