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Diamond_Dog

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Sat Jul 24, 2021, 07:08 PM Jul 2021

Cleveland pitcher Nick Wittgren reportedly receives death threats after rough game

Wittgren says 90% of all the players he knows get these really vile messages. What is wrong with people?

“In the tweets, a fan threatened to come to Wittgren's house and kill his entire family. Some of that fan's comments were made on a picture of Wittgren with his infant son. Another fan tossed anti-gay slurs at Wittgren and made threats toward Wittgren's family.”

“Wittgren is not the first Cleveland player to post heinous messages received following a bad game. Infielder Yu Chang shared racist messages he received after making a game-deciding error in April.

Chang said he accepts all comments, but "racist comments are not necessary."

https://sports.yahoo.com/cleveland-pitcher-nick-wittgren-reportedly-receives-death-threats-after-rough-game-204118309.html

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Cleveland pitcher Nick Wittgren reportedly receives death threats after rough game (Original Post) Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 OP
What happened to family baseball? LakeArenal Jul 2021 #1
Trump made it okay Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #2
And take a ball away from a kid and be proud about it and high five. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #3
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