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Red Sox Address Racist Incidents at Fenway Park After Torii Hunter's Comments

The Boston Red Sox issued a statement Wednesday confirming there were seven reported incidents of fans using racial slurs at Fenway Park during the 2019 campaign and calling former Major League outfielder Torii Hunter's experience "real":

The statement comes after Hunter said last week on Golic & Wingo he had a no-trade clause to Boston because of his experiences with racial abuse at Fenway. He expanded on those experiences on Tuesday's episode of the Greg Hill Show on WEEI:

"But when I went to Boston it was so consistent," he said.