Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Josh Hader entered Tuesday night’s All-Star Game as one of baseball’s top relievers. The Old Mill graduate left it as something of a pariah.
After Hader gave up a tie-breaking three-run home run in the eighth inning at Nationals Park in Washington, several of the homophobic, racist and sexist messages posted from his Twitter account when he was 17 resurfaced and were spread far and wide.
Now he faces possible disciplinary action from Major League Baseball and the difficult question of how he, the Brewers and their fans can move on from such a sordid past.