Yu Chang calls out anti-Asian racist social media messages after error in Cleveland Indians' loss

[Auggie]

Cleveland Indians infielder Yu Chang shared on Twitter that he received racist social media messages after his decisive throwing error in Cleveland's loss Monday to the White Sox.

Chang tweeted early Tuesday morning: "Exercise your freedom of speech in a right way, I accept all comments, positive or negative but DEFINITELY NOT RACIST ONES. Thank you all and love you all. #StopAsianHate."

Chang's tweet included a screenshot of anti-Asian racist social media messages he purportedly received from three different users. Two of the accounts no longer existed as of Tuesday morning, and the third is private.

Cleveland lost 4-3 on Monday night when Chang hit Chicago's Yasmani Grandal with a throw while trying to force him at second base in the ninth inning, allowing Nick Madrigal to score the winning run.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31248627/yu-chang-calls-anti-asian-racist-twitter-messages-error-cleveland-indians-loss

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Just mind boggling.

Can’t more be done to stop hate messages on social media? I know, it’s a loaded question....

[Auggie]

2. Yeah. That genie is out of the bottle, unfortunately.

I ignore Twitter. I don't follow the Tribe or Giants there (or anything for that matter) preferring to get updates from news services or respected websites. It's fact-checked and without opinion.

If I were an athlete, or celebrity, I'd do the same. It's the perfect platform for bullies and jackasses.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Did you hear about James Karinchak's asshole social media post about vaccines?

It was taken down but not before he got some negative attention over it.

https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/04/cleveland-indians-james-karinchak-takes-anti-vaccine-stance-on-social-media.html

[Auggie]

4. No

Great ... one of their top relievers intentionally puts himself and the entire team in harm’s way.

He really channeled Goering? Wow ...

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Yeah

Incredibly stupid and irresponsible

I liked him up until now.

[Auggie]

6. Is this guy going to be a cancer?

Figuratively and literally.

Make him take the damn shot or trade him to Pittsburgh (an offer he can't refuse).

[Diamond_Dog]

7. Tito said

That taking the shot is a “personal choice.” I am not too encouraged by that.

Maybe making him isolate above and beyond what everyone else has to do might change his mind? Beyond that, I don’t know.

Supposedly he had a “talking to” about his use of social media.