Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman accuses Diamondbacks announcer Bob Brenly of using ‘racist undertones’ by making snide remark about his do-rag
- New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman has accused Diamondbacks announcer Bob Brenly of using ‘racist undertones’ following a remark about his do-rag
- With Stroman on the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning, Brenly took the opportunity to contrast Stroman with late Mets legend Tom Seaver
- Brenly said of Stroman in the bottom of the fourth inning: ‘I’m sure that is the same do-rag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets’
- Retweeting an accusation of ‘blatant racism’ from one fan against Brenly, Stroman remarked: ‘I can’t say it because media will turn this against me’
New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman has accused Diamondbacks announcer Bob Brenly of using ‘racist undertones’ after the former Arizona manager made a snide remark about his do-rag during Tuesday’s game in Phoenix.
With Stroman on the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning, Brenly took the opportunity to contrast the 30-year-old African-American’s fashion with that of Tom Seaver, the beloved Mets legend who passed away in August at 75.
‘I’m sure that is the same do-rag that Tom Seaver used to wear when he pitched for the Mets,’ Brenly said on Bally Sports Arizona.
New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman has accused Diamondbacks announcer Bob Brenly of using ‘racist undertones’ after the former Arizona manager made a snide remark about his do-rag during Tuesday’s game in Phoenix
Brenly, who guided the Diamondbacks to the club’s only World Series title in 2001, has made similarly controversial comments in the past. In 2019, when discussing San Diego Padres phenom Fernando Tatis Jr., Brenly commented: ‘it might be easier to run the bases if he didn’t have that bike chain around his neck’
Stroman suggested in one tweet that he was ready to move forward from the controversy
Neither Brenly nor spokespeople for the Diamondbacks immediately returned DailyMail.com’s emails requesting comment.
Retweeting an accusation of ‘blatant racism’ from one fan against Brenly, Stroman remarked on Twitter: ‘Since I can’t say it because media will turn this against me somehow.’
Stroman retweeted several criticisms of Brenly following Tuesday’s 6-5 defeat.
‘This is racist and it is unacceptable,’ wrote one fan. ‘Stroman deserves an apology. A league and its teams, forever pledging commitment to increased inclusivity, need to demand better.’
Retweeting an accusation of ‘blatant racism’ from one fan against Brenly, Stroman remarked on Twitter: ‘Since I can’t say it because media will turn this against me somehow’
Another fan knocked Brenly for using Seaver’s memory to diminish Stroman.
‘Using the immaculate legacy of Tom Seaver to insult @STR0 goes against everything a man who proclaims to love baseball as much as Bob Brenly does,’ read the tweet. ‘But, white men don’t gotta prove they love baseball the way Black men do.’
Stroman suggested in one tweet that he was ready to move forward from the controversy: ‘Onward and upward…through all adversity and racist undertones. The climb continues through all!’
In a more lighthearted tweet, Stroman included the handle of his personal apparel brand, writing: ‘Du-rags coming soon.’
Brenly, who guided the Diamondbacks to the club’s only World Series title in 2001, has made similarly controversial comments in the past. In 2019, when discussing San Diego Padres phenom Fernando Tatis Jr., Brenly commented: ‘it might be easier to run the bases if he didn’t have that bike chain around his neck.’
In a more lighthearted tweet, Stroman included the handle of his personal apparel brand, writing: ‘Du-rags coming soon.’