Red Sox Release Player After Racist Tweetstorm

February 27, 2022


After he sent out a "racist, homophobic, anti-semitic barrage" of tweets, Boston Red Sox 25-year-old minor league player Brett Netzer has been released by the team. The only one of his tweets that's safe to post here is as follows. 

"i am a racist. i do sometimes make assumptions based on a persons race/ethnicity/culture. glad that is out of the way," Netzer tweeted as a summary and to confirm his earlier hate-laced Tweetstorm was in fact from him and not a hacker. 

The Red Sox released Netzer only hours after he posted "a series of social media messages expressing racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-Semitic sentiments, with several directed at Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom."

Netzer last played in 2019; all minor leaguers sat out 2020 due to the pandemic, and he was on the "restricted list" in 2021 for an undisclosed reason (though we can hazard some guesses as to why).

Another Red Sox minor leaguer attempted to distance himself and all of his colleagues from the racist Netzer, with his own tweet:

"It’s safe to say Red Sox fans have been shocked by the comments of a former player," wrote Brendan Cellucci, a 24-year-old pitcher who was in High-A ball last season. "I don’t speak for the organization, however I will say that player’s comments don’t reflect the reputation and standard we uphold. Our organization promotes respect and love for all, period." Well said. 

Thankfully, this ugly stain on the Red Sox minor league organization has been removed. 

Photo Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports



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