Noah Syndergaard Apologizes For Using Anti-Gay Slur
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | December 19, 2012
Noah Syndergaard, the recently acquired pitcher for the New York Mets, has apologized for using an anti-gay slur on Twitter.
The 20-year-old Syndergaard on December 9 tweeted: “@Dmarze89 nice crocs fag lol.”
The message has since been deleted.
“I had a little mishap on Twitter about a month ago,” Syndergaard told reporters during a conference call to introduce him, “and it was just brought to my attention this morning.”
“I'd just like to apologize for anything that was said. A buddy and I were having a little conversation. I had a poor attempt at humor and an even worse attempt at using a term I shouldn't have used. I hope I didn't offend anybody. I'm really sorry my first introduction to being a New York Met had to be like this,” he added.
Dmarze89 is a protected account under the name Dayton Marze. A picture of a young bearded man dressed in hunting gear graces his profile, which reads: “God, family, friends, huntin, fishin and baseball Louisiana.”
Syndergaard was rated Toronto Blue Jay's top pitching prospect by Baseball America.