The Colorado Rockies say a fan did not yell racial slurs during Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins, and that the man instead was shouting at the team's mascot.
The Rockies said Sunday they were "disgusted" at what was widely believed to be a racial slur directed at Miami's Lewis Brinson, who is Black. But the organization told ESPN on Monday that the fan was shouting at "Dinger," the team's dinosaur-themed mascot.
A source confirmed to ESPN that the Rockies reached out and spoke to the fan as part of the team's investigation of the incident.