Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner spoke publicly Tuesday, apologizing for the racist and homophobic tweets he sent in the past.
"It's not when I said those things I said, it's that I said them at all," Turner said to reporters, per the Washington Post's Jorge Castillo.
MLB.com's Jamal Collier and the Washington Post's Chelsea Janes shared more of Turner's comments:
Chelsea JanesTrea Turner was more emotional than I’ve ever seen him meeting reporters just now. Apologized to the LGBT, African-American and special needs communities.