Blue Jays looking into reported homophobic slur on Yunel Escobar's eye-black

Written By empapat on Senin, 17 September 2012 | 17.26

Yunel Escobar #5 of the Toronto Blue Jays signals to the dugout during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox on September 15;2012 at Rogers Centre in Toronto;Ontario;Canada.

Yunel Escobar #5 of the Toronto Blue Jays signals to the dugout during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox on September 15;2012 at Rogers Centre in Toronto;Ontario;Canada.

Photo Credit: Tom Szczerbowski , Getty Images

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they're looking into reports that shortstop Yunel Escobar played Saturday's game against Boston with a homophobic slur written in Spanish under his eyes.

Several pictures posted online show Escobar with the message written in his eye-black, a type of sticker players wear under their eyes to reduce the sun's glare.

The words under the 29-year-old Cuban's eyes were "TU ERE MARICON" which can be translated as "You are a faggot."

The photos stirred up controversy on Twitter and several sports blogs Monday afternoon. Escobar was trending on Twitter by early evening.

When contacted by The Canadian Press, a Blue Jays spokesman said the team was looking into the matter.

The Jays were off Monday night before opening a three-game series Tuesday in New York against the Yankees.
 

 

© Global News. A division of Shaw Media Inc., 2012.

18 Sep, 2012


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