Chicago White Sox rookie pitcher Michael Kopech has apologize

CHICAGO (AP) —d for racist and homophobic tweets he posted as 17-year-old and has since deleted.The tweets from 2013 surfaced Tuesday as Kopech made his major league debut.“I had to delete some stuff http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey ,” Kopech told the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday. “Things I said that were immature and inappropriate. I used some poor language in there. Obviously, I’m trying to be looked at as a role model and the last thing I want to do is have some kid look at what I’m saying and take it the wrong way.“It’s unfortunate that I was ever at that point mentally, but it’s not who I am now. Yeah, I cleaned some tweets up and tried to get rid of them. But, obviously Mike Moustakas Jersey , people saw them. It’s not who I am now and it’s not who I want to be. It was something I did in high school, and with everything I’ve gone through in pro ball the last five seasons I feel like a big part of my career was maturing. Hate to see it, but it’s not who I am anymore.”Kopech grew up in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and attended Mount Pleasant High School.Also recently Salvador Perez Jersey , years-old racist, misogynistic and homophobic tweets from Milwaukee reliever Josh Hader were found during the All-Star Game. Then, Atlanta pitcher Sean Newcomb and Washington shortstop Trea Turner had their own offensive tweets unearthed. Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesSt. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter was removed from Wednesday's game against the Washington Nationals after he was hit by a pitch on the right hand.According to the team, X-rays on Carpenter's hand came back negative, and he was removed "for precautionary reasons."Through April http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , Carpenter was batting.155 and slugging .274. Since then, the three-time All-Star has been on a tear. For the season, he boasts a.277/.389/.592 slash line to go along with a league-leading 33 home runs, 68 RBI and a .981 OPS.His 5.0 WAR leads all position players in the National League, per FanGraphs.The Cardinals have improved following the firing of manager Mike Matheny Bo Jackson Jersey , but they still have a lot of work to do to return to the postseason for the first time since 2015.The race for the National League Central division title will likely be decided by only a few games, and the same goes for the final NL wild-card spots. Even if Carpenter misses a game or two, losing him for any length of time would be a big blow for the Cardinals.