Mariners Suspend Steve Clevenger Without Pay Following Tweets

Robert Binder/MLB Photos via Getty Images(SEATTLE) — Steve Clevenger has been suspended by the Seattle Mariners for the remainder of the season after the catcher posted racially charged tweets regarding the unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“As soon as we became aware of the tweets posted by Steve yesterday, we began to examine all of our options in regard to his standing on the team,” Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said in a statement Friday. “Today we have informed him that he is suspended for the reminder of the season without pay.”

Clevenger, 30, took to Twitter on Thursday, two days after the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, which sparked the demonstrations in Charlotte.

Following Clevenger’s tweets, Dipoto said in a statement Thursday that the team was “very disappointed.”

“While he is certainly free to express himself, his tweets do not in any way represent the opinions of the Seattle Mariners. We strongly disagree with the language and tone of his comments,” Dipoto said Thursday.

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