MLB commissioner Rob Manfred insisted Friday that a seemingly snide comment he made about the Oakland Athletics' attendance as part of a "reverse boycott" last week was taken out of context.
According to Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune, Manfred said the following on the subject of the A's in London ahead of a game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals:
"My comment about Oakland was that I feel sorry for the fans, that it was my initial preference that we find a solution in Oakland. The comment that I made about the fans on a particular night was taken out of context of those two larger remarks.