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American players later confi rmed that they, too, had been vic-
timized by racial taunts when their teams visited Boston; one,
pitcher C.C. Sabathia, noted that Boston was the only Major
League city in which he had ever experienced such abuse.
In response to Jones’s report, the Red Sox announced that
it would crack down on racist language. Indeed, the following
day the team expelled a fan for life after he used a racial slur
in referring to a black musician from Kenya who had sung the
national anthem.
Americans often disagree—even about seemingly straightforward
facts. Baltimore Orioles out elder Adam Jones (pictured) claimed
Boston Red Sox fans had yelled racial slurs at him during a 2017 game.
Although other African American players con rmed similar treatment, a
prominent former Red Sox player publicly accused Jones of lying.