Saturday, Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar for some reason thought it would be a good idea to sport a homophobic slur on his eye black which read “TU ERE MARICON” during the Blue Jays’ game with the Red Sox. In English the phrase translates to “you’re a faggot”…
Major League Baseball and Escobar have yet to comment on the slur however the Blue Jays did release a statement Monday…
The Toronto Blue Jays do not support discrimination of any kind nor condone the message displayed by Yunel Escobar during Saturday’s game. The club takes this situation seriously and is investigating the matter.
Alex Anthopoulos, Sr. VP Baseball Operations and General Manager will be available to the media tomorrow afternoon at Yankee Stadium and we expect him to be joined by Yunel Escobar, Manager John Farrell and Coach Luis Rivera. Details and location for the media availability will be announced tomorrow.
Escobar was scratched from the Toronto lineup Sunday with “flu like symptoms” but it’s unclear whether or not the Jays front office knew about the slur until Monday.
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick has recently reported that the MLB is now investigating the matter.
h/t: ESPN, NBC Sports