In one post, former player Brett Netzer likened trans folks to "rapists" and "sexual molesters."
Highlights
- Brett Netzer, 25, was the 101st pick in the 2017 draft by the Boston Red Sox.
- In one post, he likened trans folks to “rapists” and “sexual molesters” Netzer also targeted Red Sox executive Chaim Bloom for his work with the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community.
- In a video posted earlier this morning to Instagram, Netzer said a lot of folks have reached out to ask if he’s okay, but none had disputed his beliefs and opinions.
- The Red Sox cut Netzer after the discovery of a series of racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic posts on Twitter.