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Curt Schilling Fires Back After David Wells Says Most MLB Players Disliked Him

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Former Boston Red Sox teammates David Wells and Curt Schilling are clearly not fans of each other.

When asked on Twitter to name a player who his peers generally disliked, Wells chose Schilling. The six-time All-Star responded with choice language and suggested Wells at least tag him with his response:

Schilling, who President Donald Trump called a "fighter and champion" in an endorsement last August, is no stranger to controversy. Jesse Yomtov of USA Today summarized a number of controversial incidents involving Schilling, including when ESPN removed him from its Little League World Series broadcast because he posted a graphic to his Twitter account comparing Muslims to Nazis.