Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred held a press conference Tuesday in his first public remarks since describing the World Series trophy as a “piece of metal,” which he apologized for.
“I had a long day on Sunday. I think I did 45 minutes on camera and then I did the press conference,” Manfred began. “I have to say I made one mistake, at least, during that long day. That was in an effort to make a rhetorical point, I referred to the World Series trophy in a disrespectful way, and I want to apologize for that.
“There’s no excuse for it.