Major Leauge Baseball pitcher for the Mets, Marcus Stroman, was so heated with NASCAR driver Kyle Larson for saying the N-word that he wants to fight him in a live UFC fight.
What We Know:
- First, Larson said the racial slur during an eNASCAR iRacing Pro event Sunday night.
- According to the Associated Press, Larson lost communication with his spotter, and while checking the mic, he uttered, “You can’t hear me?” and followed up with “n*gger”.
- In response, Larson sent out an apology on Twitter on Monday.
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) April 13, 2020
- Following Larson’s apology, Marcus Stroman tweeted “Your apology doesnt matter. Post-career… I’ll fight this man in a UFC event for charity. He needs his ass beat.”
https://twitter.com/str0/status/1250044580977938433?s=12
Since the incident, Larson’s sponsers including Mcdonald’s, Fiserv and Credit One Bank ended their sponsorship deals. Larson has also been removed from Chip Ganassi Racing and suspended indefinitely by NASCAR.