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Chris Bosio Reportedly Fired for Calling Black Clubhouse Attendant a 'Monkey'

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Chris Bosio's tenure as pitching coach of the Detroit Tigers reportedly came to an end after he directed a racial slur at a clubhouse attendant.

Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Katie Strang, Bosio called the attendant, who is an African-American man, a "monkey" when the employee was collecting towels in the coaches' room after a Tigers loss.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.