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Toronto's Kevin Pillar deserves suspension for anti-gay slur

In the seventh inning of the Atlanta Braves' 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, Braves reliever Jason Motte struck out Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar on an 0-2 slider, using a quick-pitch that upset Pillar so much that he yelled what appeared to be an anti-gay slur at Motte, leading to a benches-clearing incident.

In reviewing the video, it certainly appears that Pillar said what everyone believes he said. I don’t know if Pillar grasped after the game that video would show this, but he sort of issued an apology to Motte after the game -- "It was immature, it was stupid, it was uncalled for.