The controversy over Milwaukee Brewers' years-old insensitive social media messages from Josh Hader may be just the tip of Iceberg.

Several disturbing tweets, many of them using a homophobic insult, from the Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb surfaced Sunday – just when Newcomb lost an offer unsuccessful with two outs in ninth inning.

Twitter user @NatsSquid reproduced three tweets from 2011 and 2012 – when Newcomb, now 25, was 18 years old in Middleboro, Mbad. High School.

The first tweet with a racial epithet was a line from the rap song The Motto by Drake, mettan t featured Lil & # 39; Wayne and Tyga.

However the other two – as well as several others on the Twitter thread of Newcomb that have since been deleted – contents

Newcomb asked to address the media after the closure of the club Braves in the wake of the game.

"It's something that obviously can not happen, I feel bad about it, I really regret it," he said.

He also added that he "did not mean anything by that."

The incident was remarkably similar to what it was. Spent with Hader at this year's All-Star Game in Washington

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immediately after the match. disciplined by MLB, but will have to undergo sensitivity training.

Newcomb is expected to receive a similar penalty

However, last year, the Toronto Blue Jays and MLB suspended outfielder Kevin Pillar, two games for using a homophobic insult. This incident occurred during a game, not on social media.

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