Former ESPN Host Keith Olbermann May Be In Hot Water After Accusing MLB Team Of Being Nazis Over Their Tribute To Donald Trump In Since-Deleted Tweet
Keith Olbermann is pissed off at the St. Louis Cardinals for what they apparently did in the game against the Atlanta Braves.
After Alec Burleson’s solo home run in the third inning against the Atlanta Braves, the game broadcast showed the right fielder with his hand over his ear and raising his right arm while rounding third base.
At the time time, some of his teammates could be seen holding their fists in the air.
The following inning, Cardinals star Lars Nootbaar homered mimicked grabbing his ear and then raising his fist upward.
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Many on social media, including Keith Olbermann, claimed the gestures looked similar to how the former president reacted after being led off the rally stage following a failed assassination attempt.
Former ESPN host Keith Olbermann took to his X account and stated how he wanted the players banned from the MLB, and he called them “nazis.”
“Attn @mlb ban these guys from baseball for life, confiscate the @Cardinals franchise, and implode the stadium Cardinals = Trump Nazis Stick to sports (expletive) THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS America has had enough of this (expletive),” he wrote on social media.
The raised fist has also been known to represent the Black Lives Matter movement but has certainly had a change of meaning following that assassination attempt. A photograph of the moment went viral on social media.
Keith Olbermann should’ve waited until he got more information about what the Cardinals’ players were doing because his anger was grossly misplaced.
