Detroit — The former Detroit Tigers clubhouse attendant who says he was on the receiving end of multiple insensitive remarks by Chris Bosio is suing the franchise and the ballclub's former pitching coach, alleging racial discrimination.
Derrell Coleman II, 22, of Lansing, filed the lawsuit in Wayne County Third Circuit Court on Thursday, and is seeking more than $25,000 in damages.
Coleman's lawyers allege in the filing that "a culture of racism was tolerated by the upper echelons of management."
Coleman is black and alleges he was treated differently than his white counterparts.