Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner became the latest athlete, and the third major leaguer this month, to have old embarrassing and offensive tweets resurface.
Tweets dating back to 2011 and 2012 from the then-18-year-old's account used a gay slur, featured anti-gay comments and a joke with racist undertones.
On Sunday night, Turner issued a statement about the matter.
"There are no excuses for my insensitive and offensive language on Twitter," Turner, now 25, said. "I am sincerely sorry for those tweets and apologize wholeheartedly. I believe people who know me understand those regrettable actions do not reflect my values or who I am.