One day after the Tigers fired pitching coach Chris Bosio for making insensitive comments, Bosio claimed it was a result of a misunderstanding with an African-American clubhouse attendant, according to USA Today.
Bosio said that the attendant overheard him joking around with other coaches when he called pitcher Daniel Stumpf a "spider monkey."
"Someone in our coaches’ room asked me [Monday afternoon] about Stumpf," Bosio said. “And I said, 'Oh, you mean, 'Spider Monkey.' That’s his nickname. He’s a skinny little white kid who makes all of these funny faces when he works out.