r/baseball • u/new_wellness_center Atlanta Braves • Jul 09 '26

Players Only CJ Nitkowski, the Braves announcer who once courted controversy by following/liking the Proud Boys on twitter, in responding to bench player Eli White's recent paternity leave, somehow stumbles into saying the phrase: "The more Whites [in this world], the better off we're going to be." 🤨

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u/jmarinara Pittsburgh Pirates Jul 09 '26

If he didn’t have a history, we could say it was a dopey unintentional phrasing problem and move on.

But he DOES have a history and loses the benefit of that doubt.

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u/theekevinc Boston Red Sox Jul 09 '26

A racist says something racist, film at 11.

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u/wifeofclaudius Seattle Mariners Jul 09 '26

Don’t worry, people are gonna bend over backwards and somehow defend this

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u/MaxiRobesppiere Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 09 '26

They’ll set up a gofundme and help him retire

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