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Nationals shortstop Trea Turner apologized Sunday night for some years-old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets, becoming the latest in a series of major leaguers to address offensive language they used on social media. The tweets surfaced hours after Washington's 5-0 loss at Miami. Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb also apologized Sunday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them "some stupid stuff." Major League Baseball dealt with a similar situation this month involving Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader on the night he pitched in the All-Star Game. Continue to Article

July 30, 2018 7:59:am EST

Chipper Jones didn't bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable. Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife Taylor staring up at him, hours away from giving birth to a son to be named Cooper in honor of the special day. Faced with that daunting task, Jones delivered flawlessly, just as he did during a 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves. Continue to Article

July 30, 2018 12:36:am EST

Yet another athlete is involved in a scandal involving past tweets. This time it's Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner who has to answer for his social media history. On Sunday, racist and homophobic tweets sent by Turner in 2011 and 2012 surfaced Continue to Article

July 29, 2018 11:47:pm EST

Chipper Jones didn’t bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable. Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife Taylor staring up at him, hours away from giving birth to a son to be named Cooper in honor of the special day. Faced with that daunting task, Jones delivered flawlessly, just as he did during a 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves. Continue to Article

July 29, 2018 10:27:pm EST

The Atlanta Braves are hopeful that Julio Teheran will be their next starting pitcher to get his season back on track. The Braves will send the veteran right-hander back to the mound on Monday whey they start a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. The clubs split a two-game set last week in Miami. Continue to Article

July 29, 2018 9:28:pm EST