Written by AJ Perez at USAToday.com
The Boston Red Sox said the franchise is “sickened by the conduct of an ignorant few” in an apology to Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones issued on Tuesday, hours after Jones told USA TODAY Sports he was the target of racial slurs as a bag of peanuts was thrown at him.
“The Red Sox want to publicly apologize to Adam Jones and the entire Orioles organization for what occurred at Fenway Park Monday night,” the Red Sox said in a statement released to USA TODAY Sports and other outlets. “No player should have an object thrown at him on the playing field, nor be subjected to any kind of racism at Fenway Park. The Red Sox have zero tolerance for such inexcusable behavior, and our entire organization and our fans are sickened by the conduct of an ignorant few.”
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh also issued a statement:
“This is unacceptable and not who we are as a city. These words and actions have no place in Fenway, Boston, or anywhere. We are better than this.”
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted that fans’ behavior was “shameful.”
Fenway fans behavior at the #RedSox game last night was unacceptable & shameful. This is not what Massachusetts & Boston are about.
— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) May 2, 2017
Jones also called the fans “cowards” for their actions and called for stiffer penalties for fans guilty of racist taunts to players.
Boston police spokesperson Rachel McGuire told USA TODAY Sports that there were no arrests made at Fenway Park during the Orioles’ 5-2 victory over the Red Sox on Monday.
“The rules of the ballpark are more strict than the laws of the commonwealth,” McGuire said. “Just because somebody is yelling racial epithets at a player or using other offensive language, that may not rise to the level of probable cause for an arrest.”
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