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Escobar banned for gay slur, apologizes
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September 20, 2012, Thursday
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TORONTO Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar apologized after he was suspended three MLB games for sporting a homophobic slur on his face during a recent game.
A contrite Escobar faced a crowded news conference at Yankee Stadium, where the Blue Jays were due to begin a three-game series against New York, to apologize and explain.
"I didn't intend to be offensive. It's something I just put on the sticker on my face as a joke. Nothing intentional was directed at anybody in particular," the 29-year-old Cuban said. "I don't have anything against homosexuals. I would like to apologize to anybody offended by this."
Escobar took the field for last Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox with an offensive slur written in Spanish on black stickers players wear under their eyes to reduce the glare from the sun.
A contrite Escobar faced a crowded news conference at Yankee Stadium, where the Blue Jays were due to begin a three-game series against New York, to apologize and explain.
"I didn't intend to be offensive. It's something I just put on the sticker on my face as a joke. Nothing intentional was directed at anybody in particular," the 29-year-old Cuban said. "I don't have anything against homosexuals. I would like to apologize to anybody offended by this."
Escobar took the field for last Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox with an offensive slur written in Spanish on black stickers players wear under their eyes to reduce the glare from the sun.
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