Trea Turner and Sean Newcomb apologize for Tweets

WASHINGTON – The national excuser Trea Turner apologized on Sunday night for homophobic and racist tweets for years, thus becoming the last of a major league to address the offensive language that he has. they used on social networks

. Washington's 5-0 defeat in Miami. The posts date from 2011 and 2012.

Turner, 25, said that there was no excuse for his language and that he was "sincerely sorry for these tweets and that he apologized wholeheartedly. "

"I believe people who know me understand these regrettable actions do not reflect my values ​​or who I am," he said in a statement released by the team. "But I understand the hurtful nature of such language and am sorry to have brought some negative light to the national organization, myself or the game that I love."

Sean Newcomb, Atlanta Braves pitcher, also apologized on Sunday. He was sent as a teenager, calling them "stupid stuff". The Major League Baseball faced a similar situation this month involving Josh Hader, reliever of the Milwaukee Brewers, the night he competed in the All-Star game.

Mike Rizzo "He understands that his comments – no matter when they were posted – are inexcusable and takes full responsibility for his actions," Rizzo said in another statement. Statement issued by the team.

"The organization of the Nationals does not tolerate any form of discrimination, and its comments in no way reflect the values ​​of our club.Trea has been a good teammate and a good citizen in our club, and these comments are not revealing the way he behaved on our team, he apologized to me and the organization for his comments. "

Turner batting .265 with 13 circuits and 43 points produced for disappointing Nationals, who dropped to 52-53 with the Marlins' defeat Turner, a first-round pick by the Padres in 2014, is also among the league's top leaders with 24 interceptions [19659002] Turner was one of the five candidates from the Netherlands for online voting for the last All-Star places, won by Brewers Slugger Jesus Aguilar

Hader excused after offensive tweets that he sent when he was teenager were revealed on July 17th. The next day, Major League Baseball said that Hader, 24, will have to undergo awareness training and participate in initiatives on diversity and inclusion.

Hader also met Billy Bean, vice president of MLB for social responsibility and inclusion. Bean will also meet Newcomb this week.