The NY Post reports:
Hot-tempered Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young was arrested early this morning after he allegedly went on an anti-Semitic tirade and attacked a man in front of a Midtown hotel, police sources told The Post.
A panhandler wearing a yamulke approached a group of people to ask for some change — and that’s when Young, who was nearby, started shouting, “(expletive removed) Jews! (expletive removed) Jews!”
That’s when another man and a group of his friends got into a confrontation with Young at about 2:40 a.m. that quickly turned physical along Sixth Avenue, law enforcement sources said.
Young allegedly scratched a 32-year-old during the fracas on East 54th Street, pushing him to the ground in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel.
Both groups eventually retreated to their rooms, sources said, and that is when one of the men Young had injured noticed several scratches and called 911.
The victim suffered scratches on his arm and was treated at the scene by paramedics.
Young, known for his powerhouse arm in the outfield, was “highly intoxicated,” sources said, and had to be taken to Roosevelt Hospital to sober up before he was arrested and taken to the Midtown North Precinct.
Young, wearing a dark blue dress suit and looking somber, was escorted from the precinct just after 11:15 a.m. The outfielder kept his head down and didn’t say anything as he was led to a waiting squad car.
The Tigers, who are in the city to play the Yankees in a three-game set starting tonight, did not comment on the incident.
Tigers spokesman Rick Thompson said “we’ll get back to you” when asked about Young’s status.
Young, who has had problems controlling his temper in the past, was charged with aggravated harassment. Investigators are also looking into the possibility of charging him with a hate crime. He is in custody awaiting arraignment.
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This guy needs anger management classes. He once threw a bat at an umpire during a minor league game.
What’s new ,,,,,,Inner feelings often surface . We Jews should never forget or feel comfortable
And yet many frum kids idolize these lowlifes.
An old saying in Latin: “In vino veritas.”—meaning in wine, [there is] truth.
Al Sharpton anywhere ?
Double standard abounds. Imagine if this was white player hurling anti Black racial slurs- he would be banned from baseball.- and Al Sharpton would be on the media 24/7.
We Jews must always be vigilant. Antisemitism is a prevalent disease. Never let your guard down.
Now if Major League Baseball had any class, they would tell the Detroit Tigers to sit him down during this series in New York, with it’s 2.5 plus million Jewish population.
Let’s see what happens.
Now that we’ve all seen the Mel Gibson thing happen, we’ve heard all the garbage excuses. It’s true that Delmon Young didn’t make a movie or anything but a physical altercation?
This is very big Hilull Hashem !!!
Must be a friend of Mel Gibson YM”S
Waiting to hear from those who think sports are mutar…
Never mind the fact that Young was going on a rant (which he apparently doesn’t like any Jews) what was this guy doing in Midtown at 2:40 in the morning shnorrering? Vasikin isn’t for another 2 and a half hours, maybe…….HE REALLY ISN’T JEWISH.