” I slipped up and will not reject it,” he stated in a declaration through the team. “Today in the dugout I greeted players with a gesture that stank. In the world today of COVID, I adapted our elbow bump, which we do after wins, to produce some range with the gamers. My gesture accidentally led to a racist and dreadful salute that I do not believe in. What I did is undesirable and I deeply say sorry.”
“Today in the dugout I greeted players with a gesture that was offensive. My gesture unintentionally resulted in a racist and awful salute that I do not think in.” We do not support or excuse this gesture or the racist sentiment behind it,” the group stated.
The gesture was plastered throughout social networks and Christenson provided an apology.
The Associated Press added to this report.
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Oakland released a declaration, excusing the “offensive” gesture.
He made the evident gesture while greeting closer Liam Hendriks after the Athletics 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hendriks pressed Christensons arm down and electronic cameras showed him chuckling and briefly raising his arm a second time.
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Christenson, 46, has been with the Athletics given that 2018. He played in the majors in 1998-2003.
Oakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson came under fire Thursday night for raising his arm throughout a postgame event in what appeared like a Nazi salute.
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” We do not support or excuse this gesture or the racist sentiment behind it,” the group said. “This is incredibly offensive, particularly in these times when we as a club and so lots of others are working to expose and deal with racial inequities in our nation. We are deeply sorry that this taken place on our playing field.”
