Atlanta Braves announcer Joe Simpson found himself in hot water for the second time this season when he questioned the legitimacy of Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto’s age. The comments caused a flurry of reaction, including a column from Yahoo!’s Jeff Passan.
Passan’s column Monday tore into Simpson, who on Aug. 7 questioned on air whether the Dominican Republic-born Soto was actually 19 years old. Passan’s column, titled, “How the latest in bigotry reminds us that baseball is indeed a white man’s game,” tied in Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones’ comments from two years ago into Simpson’s statement.