Red Sox release prospect Brett Netzer over racist social media posts
The Boston Red Sox on Saturday released prospect Brett Netzer over the disturbing content of several tweets he published on Friday and Saturday.
Netzer was a third-round pick by the Red Sox out of UNC Charlotte in 2017. He doesn’t tweet very often and has a small account with very few followers. However, he sent several tweets over the last 24 hours that caught attention.
ive heard a lot of black people call themselves 'kings' in america. king of what? lol. i think its time black people go back to their roots and start to re-establish their true black culture- not the fake bullshit in america.
— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
any person who is secretly transgender, and their partner does not know, and sexual actions have taken place, is a rapist and a sexual molester. may God be the judge
— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
He also went after Red Sox executive Chaim Bloom.
chaim bloom is a bad actor. dude went to hebrew school and studied the torah growing up but sold his soul to the sodom and race groups. good thing he is good at whatever he does in baseball..
— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
is chaim bloom even jewish?? highly doubtful.
— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
and if i remember correctly
– chaim bloom supports black lives matter, the organization, and the group of sodomy, lgbt pride. maybe there should be a word for ironic in Hebrew.— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
Netzer seemed to be angling for his own release. He reposted a few of his tweets on the Instagram Story for his verified Instagram account and said “release me.”
After verifying that Netzer was not hacked, the Red Sox released him.
I’m told the Red Sox have officially released former third-round pick Brett Netzer following a series of racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic posts on Twitter.
— Chad Jennings (@chadjennings22) February 26, 2022
Netzer posted a photo and video from his Twitter account to confirm the tweets were coming from him.
Netzer agreed that some of his tweets were racist and homophobic, but disagreed with the anti-Semitic characterization of his remarks.
ill go along with racist and homophobic, but anti-semitic? thats too far. bloom is a hypocrite and an embarrassment to any torah-following jew. https://t.co/qCTdlxhBO4
— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
i am a racist. i do sometimes make assumptions based on a persons race/ethnicity/culture. glad that is out of the way https://t.co/lbJUoLzQsE
— Brett Netzer (@BrettNetzer) February 26, 2022
Netzer, 25, was a career .351 hitter in college and played second base. He last played in AA ball for the Portland Sea Dogs in 2019, batting .247 with 24 doubles and eight home runs. He spent the 2021 season on the restricted list.
