BALTIMORE — After taking on because the American League ERA chief on Sunday, Nestor Cortes took down his Twitter account. While the 27-year-old was on the mound in Chicago, followers had combed by means of his social media accounts and located Tweets and Instagram posts from 2012-2015 the place he used a racial slur. Some of his tweets seemed to be quoting from rap lyrics.
Cortes took accountability Monday.
“I hate myself for having done that, it’s not who I am or want to be,” Cortes mentioned. “I found out about it [the social media posts going viral], I sought out help on how to handle it and I am taking a break so that going forward I can use [social media] in the right way. I want to have a good message, especially for kids.”
While Cortes was mowing down the White Sox Sunday, followers of a Yankees rival discovered the tweets and social media posts and put them collectively. At the time of the posts, Cortes would have between 17 and 20 years outdated.
“I didn’t know how it happened, but it doesn’t matter,” Cortes mentioned. “I shouldn’t have done it. I don’t want it out there now. I want to use my [social media platform] to give a positive message to fans and especially to kids out there.”
Cortes has been the Yankees’ greatest pitcher this season, posting a 1.35 ERA by means of his first seven begins this season.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com
