BOSTON -- Major League Baseball and the Red Sox each responded on Tuesday to Orioles star center fielder Adam Jones experiencing an object being thrown at him by a Fenway Park spectator and being subjected to racial taunts during Baltimore's 5-2 win over the Red Sox.
"The racist words and actions directed at Adam Jones at Fenway Park last night are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated at any of our ballparks," Commissioner Rob Manfred said. "My office has been in contact with the Red Sox, and the club has made it clear that they will not tolerate this inexcusable behavior.