Pedro Martinez Takes Heat For 'Offensive' Reaction To Indians Win
BOSTON (CBS) – A Boston Red Sox legend is taking heat for how he marked the team's loss to the Cleveland Indians Monday night.
Pedro Martinez, an analyst for TBS, let out a war whoop during the postgame broadcast. He said it was his way to "pay tribute" to the team.
oh no. no, no. https://t.co/L02sx17GFF pic.twitter.com/yh7zY7Dg3b
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 11, 2016
The ace's actions were immediately blasted on social media for being an offensive stereotype about Native Americans.
#StopSportsRacism #WeDontWooWoo #NoStereotypes ugh, this guy annoys me! What is wrong with people? https://t.co/YHqtmDITVt
— Renée Roman Nose (@ReneeRomanNose) October 11, 2016
Sure enough, Martinez took to Twitter to issue an apology later on Monday night, saying that the gesture was misunderstood.
I send my apologies if I was misunderstood when I was trying to pay tribute to the Cleveland Indians on the TBS post season show.
— Pedro Martinez (@45PedroMartinez) October 11, 2016
I was referring to my pitching years facing Cleveland. Nothing else. Again, my apologies.
— Pedro Martinez (@45PedroMartinez) October 11, 2016