PHOENIX — Dillon Gee blamed a recent “miscommunication” for creating the perception he supports gun control.
The Mets pitcher posed with teammates in orange T-shirts as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. But the photo was linked to a subsequent article used to support gun control advocacy groups — particularly one founded by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg — and that bothered Gee, an avid hunter.
Gee tweeted Wednesday:
Then, in a response to a follower on Twitter, Gee added: “I was told it was in support of raising awareness for gun violence. I don’t support senseless gun violence, that’s all.