Jones shares on twitter that a fan threw a banana in his direction in center field
By Nate Scott (USA Today, 8/12/2013)
I want to thank whatever slapdick threw that banana towards my direction in CF in the last inning. Way to show ur class u jackass.
— Adam Jones (@SimplyAJ10) August 11, 2013
After Sunday night's 10-2 orioles win over the San Francisco Giants, baltimore outfielder Adam Jones went on Twitter to say that a fan at the Giants' AT&T Park had thrown a banana towards him in the outfield.
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FOLLOWUP: Adam Jones calls banana incident ‘unfortunate' and says he wants to move on
By Eduardo A. Encina (The Baltimore Sun, 8/12/2013)
PHOENIX — A day after posting a tweet saying a banana was thrown toward him during Sunday's game in San Francisco, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones tried to move on from the incident.
In the bottom of the ninth inning of the Orioles' 10-2 win over the Giants at AT&T Park, Jones said a banana was on the ground in center field near him. Witnesses said Jones calmly picked up the banana and laid it over the center field fence.
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Adam Jones is a class act and I continue to be a fan…It is beyond me that someone would show both him and his race such disrespect. Aren’t we as a society beyond this kind of stuff…Just remember Adam, your a better man for taking the high road…
Thanks for the comment, John, and yes you would think baseball fans would be classier especially in hippie San Fran…