Former MLB All-Star Jonathan Lucroy, who has posted his opinions on politics and other issues, has revealed that he has been receiving hate mail.
Mr. Lucroy implored Americans to vote and explained why he believes it is so important to do so.
His long X posts included one in which he said he refused to kneel during the national anthem despite one of the teams he was playing with telling him to.
“I pointed the finger at them,” Lucroy told X.
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Boston Red Sox designated hitter Jonathan Lucroy high-fives during a game against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Merchant Stadium on March 2, 2020 in Lakeland, Florida. (Reinhold Matei/USA Today Sports)
The catcher, who played 12 years in MLB, said he received hate mail for “voicing my opinion.”
“God forbid professional athletes stand up for what they believe in,” he wrote. “That's part of the problem. Some people are too sensitive and emotional to listen to those who have reached the pinnacle of the sport and other top-level people. [Elon Musk] And how much hate he receives from the other side. ”
Lucroy added that most MLB players have conservative views and the league wants them to keep them private.
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“I'm not politically correct,” he said. “If I said over 90% of American-born MLB players are conservative, you could take that to the bank. We're told to stay neutral, so we just don't speak up. I'm not going to remain neutral anymore.”
“I'm stubborn and headstrong. I know what it took to play 10 years in MLB, and I know the character traits that define greatness from the best players I've ever worked with. I've seen it first hand. I don't care what you are.'' I'm thinking about my children, my family, my God, and my country.
Lucroy recently appeared on “Outkick the Morning” and explained to Charlie Arnolt what happened after his post on X about refusing to take a knee received a lot of attention.
Former Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy waves to fans before a game against the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field after officially retiring as a Brewer. (Benny Hsu/USA Today Sports)
Before talking about the season being shortened due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, when racial tensions escalated over the murder of George Floyd, Lucroy said, “I don't want to specifically criticize the team.'' , I don't want to do that. That's not what I'm doing.” .
“But in general, you know the teams they fall to, they don't want you to get political, they don't want you to be politically polarized. They just want you to stay neutral and shut up.
“But the problem is, I was on a team that told them to kneel for the national anthem. And I pointed the finger at them, and I said, 'No, I would never do that. Never. , never, never. You're not going to make me. You have nothing… I wouldn’t do that.
“We were told by our team to get the vaccine, and if we didn't get the vaccine, we couldn't see our families for three months. That's what the CDC notified MLB, and then MLB But it wasn't the team's fault. But kneeling during the national anthem was a big issue for me. That got me really interested in the culture wars that we're fighting. ”
Lucroy spent the 2020 season with the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy waits for his turn in the batting cage before playing against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on April 18, 2015. (Charles LeClair/USA Today Sports)
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The catcher spent his MLB career with nine different teams, primarily the Milwaukee Brewers. He was a third-round pick by Louisiana Lafayette in 2007 and batted .274 with 108 home runs.
Lucroy was named an MLB All-Star in 2014 and 2016.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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