Yunel Escobar delivered his message. Major
League Baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays responded with one of their
own, a blunt, forceful directive that said: Homophobia will not be
tolerated.
Escobar, the Blue Jays' starting
shortstop, was suspended three games for wearing what the team called
"an unacceptable message'' on his eyeblack during Saturday's game.
The players association was consulted on the matter and won't appeal the suspension.
A
photo of Escobar's eyeblack, sporting a sentence with a
Spanish-language slur against gays, was posted online Monday, sparking
debate on social media and spurring MLB to investigate.
Escobar
met with news reporters before Tuesday's game at Yankee Stadium and
said through coach Luis Rivera that the slur on his face was "just a
joke."
"I agree with the suspension. I don't
have any problem with that. â?¦ I'm embarrassed," said Escobar, a native
of Cuba who came to the USA as a teenager. "I'm sorry for my actions of
the other day. â?¦ I don't have anything against homosexuals.
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