The Boston Red Sox apologized to the Baltimore Orioles and center fielder Adam Jones on Tuesday after he said he was taunted with racial slurs at Boston’s Fenway Park.
“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.
After the Orioles’ 5-2 victory over the Red Sox Monday night, Mr. Jones told USA Today Sports that he was “called the N-word” several times by fans and that someone in the crowd threw a bag of peanuts at him. The five-time All-Star said it was one of the worst experiences of his career.
“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 statement said. “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.”
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh also condemned the fans’ behavior.
“This is unacceptable and not who we are as a city,” Mr. Walsh said in a statement. “These words and actions have no place in Fenway, Boston, or anywhere. We are better than this.”
“Fenway fans behavior at the #RedSox game last night was unacceptable & shameful,” Mr. Barker tweeted Tuesday morning. “This is not what Massachusetts & Boston are about.”
Red Sox officials told the Boston Globe Monday night that there were fewer than 30 ejections from the ballpark Monday, and no arrests were made.
Boston police spokesperson Rachel McGuire told USA Today that she had no information on whether police would investigate the peanut-throwing incident.
The Red Sox said a review is ongoing.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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