The Atlanta Braves are in the National League Division Series and you know what that means: “Tomahawk Chops” being blared after every big Braves play and more on national television.
One player on the other team isn’t a fan.
Cardinals’ Ryan Helsley: Tomahawk Chop shows ‘disrespect’
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley is a member of the Cherokee nation and one of a handful of Native Americans to play in MLB. He was born and raised in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, speaks the Cherokee language and can trace his lineage back to ancestors forced to march along the Trail of Tears.