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MLB uses Kyle Schwarber injury video to promote Chevy-branded tweet

#Brands rule the world. Even at the expense of a player's health.

Thursday night, MLB's official Twitter account used video of Cubs' outfielder Kyle Schwarber colliding with Dexter Fowler to promote #ChevyBaseball in a sponsored tweet that comes across as completely tone-deaf. It really centered around Jean Segura's inside-the-park home run, but shows full video of Schwarber tripping, laying face down and slowly making his way back to his feet. He was carted off the field shortly after, which thankfully didn't make an appearance in that video.

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