The Mariners say they are reviewing “all internal options that are available” after tweets from the account of reserve catcher Steve Clevenger regarding a recent police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Black Lives Matter movement. We strongly disagree with the language and tone of his comments.”Clevenger’s Twitter account was changed to private Thursday night. Screen shots of the tweets showed Clevenger made disparaging comments about protesters and President Barack Obama, saying “everyone involved should be locked behind bars like animals!”Photograph: APSteve Clevenger deleted a pair of inflammatory tweets on Thursday. Photograph: APClevenger released a statement to Fox Sports late Thursday night apologizing for “the distraction my tweets on my personal twitter page caused when they went public earlier today. “I am sickened by the idea that anyone would think of me in racist terms,” continued Clevenger’s statement.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2016 13:52 UTC