MLB: Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologizes for offensive tweets

July 29, 2018 at 11:26PM L.A. Times - UCLA Bruins MLB: Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologizes for offensive tweets

Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb apologized Sunday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager, calling them “some stupid stuff.”

The 25-year-old Newcomb spoke less than an hour after nearly pitching a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The tweets were sent in 2011...