Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Adam Jones has chosen to donate $20,000 to the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
Following racially charged taunts in Boston, Baltimore Orioles All-Star center fielder has decided to donate $20,000 to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, according to MASN’s Steve Melewski.
In addition, Jones also plans to tour the museum on Saturday prior to the Orioles game against the Royals.
Jones will give free admission to the museum to children from a local nonprofit, according to USA Today Sports.
Following the Orioles’ May 1 win over the Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones answered questions regarding harassment at Fenway Park during the game, per USA Today:
"“a disrespectful person threw a bag of peanuts at me and I got called the N-word a handful of times. … It’s unfortunate that people need to resort to those types of epithets to degrade another human being. I’m trying to make a living for myself and for my family.”"
USA Today Sports confirmed that Boston Red Sox officials ejected the fan who threw peanuts at Jones. Following the incident, the Red Sox organization called the actions “inexcusable,” according to Sports Illustrated.
Tensions were high before this occurred. Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy hit Mookie Betts, which caused loud boos from the Red Sox crowd.
The events of May 1 have led to a dialogue about racism in baseball. The Boston Red Sox banned a fan for life for using a racial slur against a fellow fan. In a September 2016 interview with USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Jones addressed the landscape of baseball. He said “baseball is a white man’s sport.”
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