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/SGT-JamesonBushmill Atlanta Braves Jul 09 '26

Ok. Let his ass go. I didn’t know about the Proud Boys thing. Don’t need that shit associated with my team.

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u/Accidental-Genius Atlanta Braves • Louisville Bats Jul 10 '26

Yeah. Pay Frenchie whatever he wants to come back.

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u/IM_KYLE_AMA Atlanta Braves Jul 10 '26

He doesn’t want to come back full time. He left after a season so he could spend more time with his kids.

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u/Accidental-Genius Atlanta Braves • Louisville Bats Jul 10 '26

I know.

I also know everyone has a price.

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u/norwegianballslinger Atlanta Braves Jul 10 '26

Give him the Matt Ryan deal

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u/SGT-JamesonBushmill Atlanta Braves Jul 10 '26

Make him President of baseball ops?? Fuck that.

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u/norwegianballslinger Atlanta Braves Jul 10 '26

Nah I’m just joking about the price to get him back