On the same night that Miguel Montero tipped his cap and raised his arms in the air after the Wrigley Field video board saluted him for becoming a United States citizen, Adam Jones heard racist taunts from the Fenway Park stands.
That’s not at all trying to point out any fundamental differences between the Cubs and Red Sox or the cities of Chicago and Boston. It’s more about Major League Baseball’s powerful nature and ugly side, the game’s strengths and weaknesses and how it can reflect society as a whole.
“It’s bad to hear,” Montero said Tuesday, not really focusing on Jones being a star player for the Orioles and an important figure in the Baltimore community.