Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb throws almost without knocking, then has to apologize for the offensive tweets

Sean Newcomb thought his love at first sight would be the story of the day

Then he picked up his phone.

Newcomb says that he had forgotten the racist, homophobic and badist tweets that he had sent teenager. but he was quickly recalled a few minutes after speaking with the media about the Atlanta Braves' 4-1 victory on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

After seeing that he had been called, Newcomb, 25, said that it was his idea to bring reporters back to the club so he could address the issue before he got there. he does not come home.

The old tweets eclipsed his best career moment.

"It's something that obviously can not happen," he said. I feel bad about that, I do not want to offend anyone, it was six or seven years ago, I did not mean anything and I regret it definitely, that's for sure.

Newcomb arrived in one go to launch the first free-kick by the Braves since 1994, denied when Chris Taylor abruptly singled out with two outs in the ninth inning.

"I was happy to get to this point and bored it was just a bullet in the hole," Newcomb said. "In retrospect, you'd like to pitch a different pitch or something, but I'm going to take that and go for it."

Newcomb had a 2-2 account when Taylor hit a hard grounder out of reach of third-base diver Johan Camargo. It arrived on the 134th pitch and last stage high by the southpaw.

"I was crushed," said the Braves receiver, Kurt Suzuki. "We had the impression of having lost, as if it was a punt, but it happens, we were very close."

Newcomb (10-5) was ovationné by the spectators of SunTrust Park. Brian Snitker removed him. Snitker took the balloon and returned it to Newcomb as a souvenir – instead, Newcomb simply threw it to the Atlanta canoe on departure, wanting no memory of the near-miss. Miss.

Kent Mercker was the last Atlanta pitcher to pitch a non-batter, 24 years ago at Dodger Stadium. Newcomb was talking about his offensive tweets

"I just wanted to apologize for any insensitive material," he said. "A long time ago, six or seven years ago, we were saying stupid things with friends."

Major League Baseball faced a similar situation this month involving Milwaukee reliever Josh Hader Brewers. Star Game.

"Such inappropriate comments have no place in our game," MLB said in a statement. "We are aware of this serious problem … we will identify an appropriate diversity training course for him in the Atlanta community."

In a statement posted on Twitter, the Braves said that they had spoken to Newcomb, the "caller" "

" We find that the tweets are hurtful and incredibly disappointing and even unclear. He is 18 or 19 when he is posted, it does not make them any less tolerable. We will work with Sean to repair the injuries created in our community, "the team said.

Newcomb withdrew eight of his opponents and faced one against the leaders of West NL. He withdrew the first 15 batters before marching Yasiel Puig to start the sixth, and he was the only rider authorized by Newcomb until the 9th.

Dan Winkler relieved Newcomb and gave up the RBI's Manny Machado before finishing him on the board of Matt Kemp. 19659002] Nick Markakis ran, doubled and drove in three runs as the Braves beat a four-game streak and shot in NL East's semi-finals.

Pitching past the seventh for 40 starts, Newcomb worked fast, mixing a good fastball with brittle balls. This is his second season in the majors, having been 4-9 in 19 starts last year.

"He could have thrown 160 shots and it was going well, as evidenced by the last hitter," Snitker said. "He climbed up to 95 (mph), probably had some of his best speeds, he continued to attack the strike zone, which allowed them to do a good job."

Ross Stripling (8-3) his second consecutive start, allowing four runs, seven hits and a four-run run. Stripling, an All-Star for the first time, gave up seven hits and five points, a season high, in a no-decision decision that the Dodgers lost last week in Philadelphia.

For Newcomb, a day that could have been near perfect had a dramatic disappointment. His old comments on social media cast a shadow over a big day for the Braves, who also celebrated the Chipper Jones Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York

. The Dodgers veteran, Chase Utley, met him in a club office for about 10 minutes after he criticized Utley and his teammates for wearing t-shirts and shorts in practice training. Saturday. During a fifth round match, Simpson said that some players "looked very unprofessional" because they were not dressed in MLB approved clothing.

After their separation Sunday morning, Simpson and Utley refused to express themselves. with reporters. Los Angeles director Dave Roberts was delighted to learn that Simpson was meeting Utley, but was also expecting a direct apology from the broadcaster. "To shoot him and our guys, I just thought it was unfair," Roberts said.

HIGH NEXT

Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (7-5, 3.27 ERA) will attempt to win his third straight victory as Los Angeles opens a four-game home series Monday against Milwaukee. Maeda has allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings of a no decision at his last start, a 7-4 loss to Philadelphia last Tuesday.