Less than a week after former Major League outfielder Torii Hunter discussed being called the N-word in Boston "100 times," the Red Sox released a statement Wednesday confirming Hunter's account.
“Torii Hunter’s experience is real," the statement read. "If you doubt him because you’ve never heard it yourself, take it from us, it happens."
The team said there were seven reported incidents at Fenway Park last season in which fans used racial slurs.
"Those are just the ones we know about. And it’s not only players. It happens to the dedicated Black employees who work for us on game days.