Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Anthony Bass was designated for assignment largely for his performance, though 'distraction' was factored in.
It also follows the controversy surrounding Bass sharing a video to his Instagram Stories last week from a creator named Ryan Miller, whoIn the video, Miller read a Biblical verse and claimed that supporting those businesses results in taking"part in the darkness that they’re purveying" and"shoving into children’s faces."
Anthony Bass, #52 of the Toronto Blue Jays, looks on against the Minnesota Twins in the seventh inning of the game at Target Field on August 7, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Blue Jays defeated the Twins 3-2 in ten innings.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Bass then told reporters on Thursday that he had shared the video because it "reflected my beliefs" and that he didn’t view it as hateful.
"That’s why I posted it originally. When I look back at it, I could see how people can view it that way. And that’s why I was apologetic.""The video itself, obviously, I took it down," Bass said, according to The Athletic."I just felt like it was too much of a distraction, right? But I stand by my personal beliefs and everyone’s entitled to their personal beliefs, right? But also I mean no harm toward any groups of people.
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