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Red Sox release minor leaguer following hateful Twitter rant, reports say

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The Athletic's Chad Jennings was the first to report that the Red Sox officially released former third-round draft pick Brett Netzer following a racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic rant on Twitter. Alex Speier, of the Boston Globe, later confirmed that Boston cut Netzer after the team confirmed the social media posts were his rather than a product of a hack.

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USA Today

Report: Red Sox release minor-leaguer Brett Netzer after racist, homophobic and antisemitic social media posts

In a series of tweets that began Friday night, Netzer took aim at transgender people, Black Americans and Jewish Red Sox executive Chaim Bloom.

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Red Sox Minor Leaguer Brett Netzer Released After Series Of Racist, Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Tweets

BOSTON (CBS) — The Boston Red Sox released prospect Brett Netzer on Saturday after he posted a series of racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-Semitic tweets. Several of the tweets were directed at Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom.The Athletic’s Chad Jennings was the first to report that the Red Sox officially released former third-round draft pick.The 25-year-old last played in 2019, hitting .247 in 130 games at Double-A Portland.…

2 years ago·United States

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NY Daily News

Red Sox release minor leaguer after racist, homophobic Twitter tirade

He might’ve played in the minor leagues, but he brought some major bigotry.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Boston Herald

MLB Notes: Red Sox release minor leaguer after Twitter rant, Rob Manfred cancels games

There were no games at JetBlue Park this weekend, when the Red Sox were originally scheduled to play against Northeastern University on Friday and host the Pittsburgh Pirates for their first Grapefruit League game on Saturday.Instead, MLB delayed spring training again and canceled more games, pushing the tentative start date to March 8, which would not give the players the expected four weeks of spring training they’d need to prepare for the reg…

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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WCVB

Red Sox release minor league player following hateful Twitter rant

The player was released following a series of racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic tweets, including several directed at Red Sox chief baseball officer.

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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