MLB Pitcher Anthony Bass Apologizes for Sharing Anti-LGBTQ Post

Foul ball. MLB pitcher Anthony Bass issued a public apology after sharing a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ video.

The athlete, 35, got here below hearth on Monday, May 29, for importing a video by way of his Instagram Story that known as for boycotts of manufacturers like Bud Light and Target as a result of their inclusive campaigns forward of Pride Month. The footage has since been deleted.

Bass addressed the scandal in entrance of reporters on Tuesday, May 30, however didn’t area additional questions. “I recognize yesterday I made a post that was hurtful to the Pride community, which includes friends of mine and close family members of mine. I am truly sorry for that,” he stated in an announcement, in accordance with a clip shared by way of Twitter.

The Michigan native, who at the moment performs for the Toronto Blue Jays, went on to apologize for how the backlash has impacted the remainder of his workforce. “I just spoke with my teammates and shared with them my actions yesterday,” he defined. “I apologized [to] them, and as of right now I am using the Blue Jays’ resources to better educate myself to make better decisions moving forward.”

Bass concluded: “The ballpark is for everybody. We include all fans at the ballpark. We want to welcome everybody. That’s all I have to say.”

In an announcement to the Toronto Star, the Blue Jays asserted that Bass’ submit was “not representative of the club’s beliefs” and reiterated their dedication to range. “The Blue Jays bring millions of fans together across Canada and are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming experience for all,” the workforce continued, including that followers can sit up for seeing “demonstrations of allyship all month long around the ballpark” to coincide with Pride Month.

Team supervisor John Schneider famous that Bass’ apology was only the start. “We’re not going to pretend like this never happened,” he declared on Tuesday. “We’re not going to pretend like it’s the end and move on. There are definitely more steps that are going to follow.”

Bass obtained his begin within the MLB in 2008 after being drafted by the San Diego Padres. He made his official debut within the league three years later and has since performed for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and extra. He was traded to the Blue Jays in August 2022.

Along together with his prolonged sports activities profession, Bass’ private life has made headlines through the years. He married Jessie James Decker‘s sister, Sydney Rae Bass, in August 2016. The twosome welcomed daughter Brooklyn in September 2017 and adopted one other child woman, Blaire, three years later. In March, the couple introduced that Sydney is pregnant with a child boy.

Ahead of Anthony’s social media snafu, he got here to Sydney’s protection after an alleged incident on a United Airlines flight. “The flight attendant @united just made my 22-week pregnant wife traveling with a 5-year-old and 2-year-old get on her hands and knees to pick up the popcorn mess by my youngest daughter,” he tweeted in April. “Are you kidding me?!?!”

Decker, 35, additionally known as out the airline for their therapy of her sister, telling her Instagram followers that Sydney was “pregnant, high risk, and also traveling alone with her two small children” when the popcorn difficulty occurred. “My poor sister is on her hands and knees, crying in the aisle completely humiliated and exhausted, with her children while everyone else watched. Way to go united,” she wrote final month.

As the drama subsided, Sydney expressed her pleasure as she and Anthony ready to increase their household. “Last time just the four of us will be at the field next time brother will be here,” she captioned a candy Instagram photograph along with her husband and daughters on May 21.

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The baseball professional gushed within the feedback part: “I love you all so much. God has truly blessed me with the ultimate support team.”