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Racial Slurs Spark New Debate About Racism And Baseball

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This week, Boston's Fenway Park has been the scene of racial slurs directed at Baltimore Orioles player Adam Jones. A fan was also ejected and later banned for life for using a racial slur against a woman who sang the national anthem.

What are the implications, and what can baseball do about it? Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with sports analyst Mike Pesca (@pescami), host of the daily podcast The Gist.

This segment aired on May 4, 2017.

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