When internet sleuths uncovered a batch of racist, misogynist and homophobic tweets that Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader had authored while in high school, it raised difficult questions. First among them was: Why did Hader harbor such thoughts, let alone feel empowered to broadcast them publicly? Only Hader fully knows the answer. After last month’s All-Star Game in Washington, the night the messages resurfaced, he said he “was young, immature and stupid” when he wrote those words and insisted they don’t reflect his current...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 21, 2018 18:00 UTC