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Fake Racism Story: Fan yelled at Colorado Rockies mascot DINGER, Marlins’ Lewis Brinson claims it’s still racist

The Colorado Rockies were forced to investigate and publish a statement over the alleged racial slur used by a fan during Sunday’s 13-8 win over the Miami Marlins as the fan was shouting at the Rockies’ mascot — “Dinger.”

Blue checkmarks and Twitter rage escalated the story and the video.

A Denver news reporter who spoke to the Rockies organization said the team interviewed the fan about the incident.

“The Rockies tell me last night’s incident was a fan shouting to get the attention of the Rockies mascot Dinger, not a racial slur,” Steve Staeger, a reporter for Denver’s 9News tweeted Monday.

Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson said that when he plays the tape back from Sunday’s game at Coors Field, he doesn’t hear a Colorado Rockies fan yelling at the team’s mascot.

Brinson, who is Black, hears the n-word.

“So I watched the video at least 50 times in the past 15-16 hours,” Brinson said Monday, one day after the incident in Denver, via The Associated Press. “I watched it a lot, especially when I heard that he said Dinger instead of the n-word.”

“I personally — this is again my personal opinion — I personally keep hearing the n-word. It’s not that I want to hear it, I never want to hear it. Personally I’ve never been called that in person to my face on the baseball field, outside the baseball field, ever, so I don’t know what my reaction would be if I got called that.

“But to now, saying that again, I haven’t talked to the Rockies or that fan personally. If that’s the case, then I’m sorry for any backlash or anything he’s getting right now.”

The video is below.

“The Rockies tell me no one on the field, including Brinson, heard anything offensive,” Staeger shared in a third tweet.

In a fourth tweet, Staeger said the Rockies worked with local broadcast network AT&T Sportsnet to identify the location of the microphone that picked up the comment.

The union’s statement, issued by Tony Clark fueled outrage and chaos by claiming systemic racism: “”a painful reality that progress continues to be elusive in a world where ignorance and bigotry remain all too commonplace.”

Keith Olberman tweeted “Shouting the N-word at a game? Where is the @Rockies  statement on how they apprehended the racist and what they did to him? Where is @mlb ’s investigation? This is a private business and they are responsible for the conduct of their patrons.”

ESPN’s report stated “Colorado Rockies investigating after fan uses racial slur during Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson’s at-bat” – note, the word “allegedly” is exluded.

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