Curt Schilling sent a controversial tweet on Tuesday comparing radical Muslims to Nazis, and the backlash was felt almost immediately.
In a statement shortly after the now-deleted tweet went viral, ESPN announced that Schilling has been removed from his duties with the Little League World Series.
“Curt’s tweet was completely unacceptable, and in no way represents our company’s perspective,” the network said. “We made that point very strongly to Curt and have removed him from his current Little League assignment pending further consideration.”
If you missed the tweet, it has been preserved here.
Schilling has always been one to voice his opinion loudly, and he often ruffles feathers when doing so. The three-time World Series champion has always seemed to enjoy stirring the pot. But if he doesn’t want his job status to be affected, Schilling should probably just stay off Twitter.
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