PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera was on the receiving end of an offensive potshot Wednesday from an anonymous MLB scout. Sports Illustrated’s 2019 Phillies preview created a ruckus after a scout called Herrera “a clown” and a “f—ing dog.”
Sports Illustrated published Wednesday its lengthy 2019 MLB season preview, and a rival scout unfairly ripped into the 27-year-old Herrera with language carrying a racist undertone. The scout also called him the “antithesis of [New York Yankees outfielder] Brett Gardner,” who is white.
The scout responded to a bevy of questions about the Phillies and the question that created the offensive response was: “Name the guy (or guys) on this team you would never want in your clubhouse.