Posted on 06/09/2023 6:19:00 PM PDT by lowbridge
The Toronto Blue Jays have cut pitcher Anthony Bass a week after he shared a video that encouraged Christians to boycott companies such as Target and Bud Light over their LGBT advocacy.
Bass, 35, initially apologized for sharing the video on May 31. He shared a clip from a person named Ryan Miller, who is behind an Instagram account “dudewithgoodnews.”
The video quoted Bible verses and called the LGBT ideology “evil” and “demonic.”
Bass quickly expressed remorse following a backlash, but his critics did not feel his apology was genuine. He was booed a day after sharing the video by the home crowd in Toronto:
While he initially said he was sorry, the right-hander said Thursday the video did in fact reflect his beliefs and he did not view what he shared as hateful.
Bass said he had come to view the LGBT dustup as a “distraction” and that he would refrain from sharing his personal views online in the future.
“The video itself, obviously, I took it down,” he said, The Athletic reported. “But I stand by my personal beliefs and everyone’s entitled to their personal beliefs, right?”
Bass added, “But also I mean no harm toward any groups of people.
“As a team, our job is to win baseball games. And that’s my focus,” he also said.
The pitcher was scheduled to catch a “healing” ceremonial first pitch from an LGBT activist before Friday’s home game against the Minnesota Twins and during its “Pride Weekend,” Fox News reported.
Instead, the pitcher was told just hours before the start of the game that he was out of a job.
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Bass has been designated for assignment under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLB Players Association. That's simply a formal process that allows the team to take him off their roster and replace him with another player while they figure out what to do with him. They can trade him, demote him to the minors (which may not be allowed, at his age), or release him outright. In any case, the team must still pay him through the remainder of his contract unless another team picks him up.
My understanding is that his contract expires after this season, so it's not like the team is losing a lot of money here. And he seems to be a marginal relief pitcher at this stage of his career.
Good thing they saved him from this embarrassment. This sounds more homosexual and stupid than Bette Davis Night at the Cubbyhole in the West Village of New York City.
He’s always been a marginal pitcher, even for a reliever. He’s over 35, and has made millions in his career. How many can say the same at his level?
“Harding Peterson is a bozo” — John Candelaria.
I went to 3 games last year. None so far this year. I was eyeing a couple of games. They are dead to me now. So they lost me for those and any going forward. They like the rest of MLB had done some of this maybe 10 or 15 years ago but it was limited to maybe one game in June a year. Easily avoidable. This action crosses another line. I never watch the games anymore on tv and just checked the scores. This may put an end to even that.
Please. Your perspective does not fit the hype. Knock it off. /s
Good to hear.
I'm glad that Jack Morris cured me of baseball all those years ago.
They're not baseball players - they're baseball clowns.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
He ate the shit sandwich and groveled to the pride mafia and still got cancelled. Priceless!
clownball
I did that decades ago.
At his age he’s running on momentum.
Gonna head out to my up-armored Cat and go on a rampage through the neighborhood. :-P
They should all walk out.
hope he sues
That would be a violation of civil rights laws in the US. Since he was playing for a Toronto team, though, he might not have an legal recourse.
When the crowd decides to boo a player for his thoughts on moral matters, it is time to reconsider what this society has become.
The reason for the booing is that the populace has had, “Pride in abominable acts,” crammed down their throats by the faggots, lesbos and other evil folks for too long without a pushback from the regular folks.
Let’s. begin fighting the Fags and those queers that are attempting to teach our children the ways of evil!
THERE IS NO PRIDE IN SIN. HOMO LOVE IS SIN, STOP IT!
Hooray for Anthony Bass!
Thanks for the info...
I am not happy that Mr. Bass is "punished" for expressing his opinion...But, Blue Jays does have a right to get rid of any player that it does not want...The team is not violating any union agreement by designating Mr. Bass for assignment...
By the way, the ERA for Mr. Bass...This season...4.95...That is not a good ERA for a pitcher...https://www.mlb.com/player/anthony-bass-542914
Exactly. Never apologize to those people. They are wrong. Apologizing just encourages more tyrannical behavior from them.
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