The Washington Nationals' stop-court, Trea Turner, is the following in what's becoming a long list of top-ranked players. Athletes Responding to Inappropriate Messages on Social Media

In Turner's case, tweets of racist, homophobic and insensitive insults to people with intellectual disabilities have been unearthed hours after the Atlanta Braves left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb watched the same scenario

. A statement released by the Nationals on Sunday night, Turner said that he was "sincerely sorry" for the tweets.

Turner, now 25 years old, was 18 at the time of the tweets. A native of Florida, he attended the state of North Carolina before being drafted in the first round by the San Diego Padres in 2014.

Turner did not respond to the tweets, but Nationals chief executive Mike Rizzo issued a statement saying that Turner had apologized. and the organization, and that "he understands the comments – no matter when they were posted – are inexcusable."

Turner is the third player in the major league to be sidetracked offensive remarks on social media in the past two weeks.

Josh Hader, of Milwaukee Brewers, is not a known name before giving up his first All-Star match, followed soon after by an impromptu conversation in front of the media. Discuss his disastrous field trip, but apologize for something he's done on the ground years ago.

Newcomb, whose tweets containing homophobic and racial insults of 2011 and 2012 were made known to the public. , issued an apology after Sunday's game, saying, "It's something that obviously can not happen, I feel bad about it, I do not want to offend anyone, I regret it forever.

These two actors have seen old tweets emerge after significant events on the ground in front of national viewers

It is here that Turner finds himself in a slightly different situation. He is a bigger name in the sport – a shortstop for a team in the playoff race, and a candidate promoted by Major League Baseball for the "final vote" for the last All-Star Game spot for the National League. He was on the field on Sunday in the 5-0 loss to the Miami Marlins, but there was no rush on the pitch that put his name on the front of the stage.

MLB has not suspended Hader, but it requires him to complete awareness training and participate in the league's diversity and inclusion initiatives. It is expected that the case of Newcomb will be treated in the same way.