WASHINGTON (AP) - Nationals shortstop Trea Turner has apologized for some years-old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets, becoming the latest in a series of major leaguers to address offensive language they used on social media.
The tweets surfaced Sunday, hours after Washington's 5-0 loss at Miami. The posts are from 2011 and 2012.
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Turner says there is no excuse for his language and he is "sincerely sorry for those tweets and apologize wholeheartedly."
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb also apologized Sunday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them "some stupid stuff."
Major League Baseball dealt with a similar situation this month involving Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader on the night he pitched in the All-Star Game.