Where is bob brenly now

The climb continues through all! Brenly issued an apology via social media on Wednesday, saying "I made a poor attempt at humor that was insensitive and wrong. Diamondbacks pitcher Jon Duplantier , who also is Black, said he found Brenly's comment about Stroman disappointing. And that hurts. Former Chicago Cubs player Aramis Ramirez told The Athletic in a story published Thursday that he felt Brenly was unfair to Latin players when he was with the Cubs as a broadcaster and "should be fired right now.

My job for many years has been to talk about baseball and I have had thousands of opportunities to both applaud and analyze performances and was privileged to witness the career of players like Aramis Ramirez. I have always tried to do so in an honest, unbiased way, regardless of a player's background or race. I am sorry that my work offended Aramis, as I think of him as one of the most successful players of his generation.

Skip to main content Skip to navigation. By Zach Buchanan. News that Arizona Diamondbacks TV announcer Bob Brenly will step away from broadcasts for a week to reflect on his recent remarks about New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman was met with more accusations that the announcer is overly harsh toward non-White players.

I never had a racial problem before in my life in the States, before Brenly or after Brenly. The second statement comes a day after he issued an apology for his "insensitive" comment regarding Stroman on Tuesday.

Diamondbacks pitcher Jon Duplantier , the only Black player on the team, said Thursday that Brenly's comments turn back progress.

Marcus Stroman has been the epitome of showing up authentically as himself. The most disappointing part is that, though there has been a ton of progress and work done so that I and Marcus and other guys that look like me can show up as authentically ourselves and be ourselves on a big stage, comments like the one that was made, they put us back. For more on Brenly's comments, see the Go Deeper section below. Odell Beckham Jr. Phillies hire year-old Ani Kilambi as assistant general manager.

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