An Oakland A's coach has apologized for using a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute to greet players after a team win.
As players reentered the dugout after Thursday's win against the Texas Rangers, bench coach Ryan Christenson raised his arm and flattened his palm. He then bent his arm to offer an elbow bump to players. Other coaches greeted players with elbow bumps without using the same gesture as Christenson. Christenson said that while he didn't intend to use a Nazi salute, he"made a mistake and will not deny it," according to a statement released through the team.
I got a finger salute for you!
Wtf is this headline?!?!?! It didn’t look like the salute, it WAS the salute
It was clearly intentional. Raised arm and outstretched hand are not “adapting the elbow bump,” as the lame apology states. After a teammate points out what he’s done, he turns and intentionally does it again. MLB Athletics FireRyanChristenson today.
'Looked Like' you misspelled 'was'. Do better CNN.
We saw it. You knew what you were doing.😡
You people have lost your minds. Wait, no you haven’t you know exactly what you are doing.
How is that an accident?
Yeah...after he denied it.
White folkes will never learn
Disgusting
You gave me a dirty look. Cry babies they are .... Wah wah
This is exhibit 6,000,000 on why everyone needs to TurnOffTheMedia
He meant to use it, and he should resign ASAP!
The Oakland A's are now Laura Ingraham's favorite team
He needs to be fired
Memo to self a high five is now nazi salute
Unforgivable
Freaking ridiculous. Guy did nothing wrong. Stop fucking apologizing.
Is he a nazi?
why is it that only white guys makes this particular mistake. Oh sorry, white guys. My bad, white women do it too: strange isnt it?
what the fuck is wrong with these people?
I didn't intend to flip you bird, as I'm flipping you the bird. I love how people use 'I didn't intend,' as a reason/excuse to get out of trouble. Not intending to do something = not doing that thing.
He did it twice..
Perhaps we’re also getting a second wave of snowflakism...
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