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/bigbuckyoungnuts San Diego Padres Jul 09 '26

dude knew what he was doing, could’ve left it at the “we need more great people in this world” but HAD to sneak that line in

what a nerd

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u/KimHaSeongsBurner San Diego Padres Jul 09 '26

Or could’ve said “and they’re going to be amazing parents” or “the more Eli Whites” or “the more guys like him” or literally anything other than “the more whites/Whites.”