Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder José Bautista Calls Out ESPN's Colin Cowherd Over Comments About Dominicans
ESPN's Colin Cowherd has caused a bit of controversy over his remarks about Dominicans during his radio show this week. Blue Jays star outfielder José Bautista caught wind of it and wants to know what Cowherd meant by his remarks.
Yahoo Sports reports, during Cowherd's radio show "The Herd" on Thursday, the ESPN host was talking about the Miami Marlins when the conversation ended with Cowherd saying that baseball "can't be too complex" since so many Dominicans are playing it. Upon hearing this, Bautista took to Twitter with a question and a threat:
Dear Mr. @ESPN_Colin before i rip you a new one i would like for you to explain what u meant to say about baseball and dominicans, please
— Jose Bautista (@JoeyBats19) July 23, 2015
According to New York Daily News writer Anthony Martino, other Dominican ballplayers were also upset at Cowherd remarks. The list of players who are upset is unknown. Below is the full transcript of Cowherd's rant via Yahoo Sports:
"It's too complex? I've never bought into that 'baseball is too complex.' Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has not been known in my lifetime as having world class academic abilities. A lot of those kids come from rough backgrounds and have not had opportunities academically that other kids from other countries have. Baseball is like any sport. It's mostly instincts. A sportswriter who covers baseball could go up to Tony La Russa and make an argument and Tony would listen and it would seem reasonable. There's not a single NFL writer in the country who could diagram a play for Bill Belichick. You know, we get caught up in this whole 'thinking-man's game.' Is it in the same family? Most people could do it. It's not being a concert pianist. It's in the same family."
You can also check out the video of his rant below. Cowherd recently announced that he will be leaving ESPN when his contract runs up. There have been rumors swirling that he might join Fox Sports, which ironically enough, is the biggest holder of MLB broadcast games.
There has been no mention of Bautista meeting with Cowherd to clear the air.
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