Comment was the nickname of the Detroit Tigers player, not slur

But it is not known if the nickname used by Bosio is associated with The Tigers Launcher

Bosio was sacked Wednesday afternoon for violating the team's zero tolerance policy, said general manager Al Avila.He was in his first season as a pitching coach of the Tigers.

Avila did not not disclosed what the comments were, in what nature the comments were were made or to whom they were directed.

Pulling Bosio, the Tigers prove that the words still matter To learn more: Bosio "crushed" by pulling, insists that he did not direct the liaison to the employee

] Bosio detailed the situation, saying that he was fired for using the word "monkey" in a conversation that was heard by – but not implying – an African-American clubhouse employee

"Someone in the coach room asked me afternoon) about Stumpf And I said, "Oh, you mean," Spider Monkey, "said Bosio in the US TODAY" HUI. "That's his nickname. It's a small, white, skinny boy who makes all those grimaces when he works.

"The kid thought we were talking about him, he was pissed off, he supposed we were talking about him, I said," No, no, no. We are talking about Stumpf. "

" And that was all. I swear on the graves of my mother and my father, there was nothing else.

Stumpf is currently assigned to minor injury rehabilitation with Triple-A Toledo. The text messages of Free Press are not returned

It is not known if the nickname of "Spider Monkey" is commonly used for Stumpf

To find out more: The Tigers shoot quickly on Bosio. sends a strong message

Several players and coaches who played with Stumpf during his two seasons in Detroit said they did not hear him calling "Spider Monkey" directly. A current teammate said that he heard this nickname, but not directly.

A person close to Stumpf said that he never heard this nickname.

During the Players' Weekend in August 2017, where players had nicknames on the back. of their jerseys, Stumpf's nickname was "Donald". According to Jason Beck of mlb.com, the nickname was given because teammates in Toledo decided that Stumpf rhymed with Trump.

Bosio, 54, joined the Tigers coaching team this season after four successful seasons with the Cubs. Under the supervision of Bosio, the inexperienced Tigers launchers have been more successful than expected.

Former major league pitcher, Bosio is very fond of baseball and has a reputation for being a knowledgeable coach, able to make quick adjustments. 19659006] The incident occurred on Monday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Bosio was interviewed by Avila and chief counsel John Westhoff on Tuesday and fired Wednesday.

"I did not deny it," Bosio told US TODAY. "But it was directed against Stumpf, and the face he's made when he's lifting weights … that's it."

"Al said," We got all our information, and we are fired because of your insensitive comments. "I said:" Comments? There was a comment. Al said, "We and Major League Baseball have a zero tolerance policy." I said: "Al, I have no problem with anyone. I did not cross the line. I am really sorry, but this is not my intention. I can not believe it. ""

For more information: Bosio has passed questionable comments

The Tigers have not responded to the comment request of the USA TODAY report [19659005] Bosio was signed for a two-year off-season contract and stated that he was planning to hire a lawyer and determine if an unjustified termination suit would be filed.

"I'm crushed" , he said in the US TODAY & # 39; HUI. "I am absolutely crushed. I still can not believe it happened at this point. I am in shock.

"I have to protect myself in one way or another, because it hurts me, I have to fight for myself, everyone knows it's not I did not use any blasphemy, there was no vulgarity.The word N was not used.No breed anything.This was a comment, and a nickname we used for a player

"This kid and I had a great relationship. This kid made jokes all the way through the spring and I said, "Now you're offended, because you heard the word" monkey, or spider monkey ", and that's not it. not even directed against you. " big jokes about our coach every day. All sorts of things are said in a baseball clubhouse. And for that to happen?

"I do not know what else to say, but I know I do not deserve it."