Derek Holland issues apology for racist “joke”

As the resident Derek Holland fan on the staff, it is with a heavy heart that I must report that Holland was racist in a spot with the MLB Network’s Intentional Talk. Holland appeared with Giants’ massage therapist, Haro Ogawa, who is Japanese, and proceeded to perform an incredibly stale bit of racist caricature while basically using Ogawa as a prop for the whole thing.

Things went from bad to worse when the Giants stepped in to make a statement to Deadspin, saying (emphasis mine):

“The Giants organization does not condone that type of behavior in any way,” Giants spokesperson Matt Chisholm told Deadspin. “We spoke to Derek regarding his interview yesterday and he completely understands the…