Summary
Major League Baseball removed a clip from its platforms where Team USA's manager, Mark DeRosa, made a mistaken comment before a World Baseball Classic game. The removal caused further criticism online because people had already shared the clip.
Key Facts
- Team USA lost 8-6 to Team Italy at the World Baseball Classic.
- Mark DeRosa, Team USA's manager, made a confusing comment on MLB Network.
- DeRosa said their "ticket's punched" to the quarterfinals, meaning they were already qualified.
- MLB removed the video clip from its website and YouTube.
- The clip went viral online before MLB removed it.
- Critics said removing the clip was an attempt at damage control.
- Team USA needed Italy to lose or Mexico to score a certain number of runs to advance.
