Former Red Sox player Curt Schilling said he was “at peace” after not receiving the votes needed to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Schilling received 285 of the 401 votes, 71%, just 4 points from the 75% needed for the inductions, according to the Boston Globe. However, none of the candidates received enough votes to be included.
On Facebook, Schilling shared a lengthy statement that said she had also been sent to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Schilling asked for the ballot to be removed, adding, “I don’t think it’s a hunger hall, as I’ve often said, but if former players believe I am, I’ll accept it with honor.
“As I have said many times in recent years to those with whom I have spoken in my heart, I am at peace. Nothing, zero, none of the claims made by any of the writers has any merit, “Schilling said.” In my 22 years playing professional baseball in the most culturally diverse locker rooms in sports, I have never said or acted in any other condition. to be a good teammate “.
The retired baseball player is likely referring to criticism of his behavior on social media where he has attacked groups such as Muslims and transgender people. Schilling once tweeted a photo comparing Muslims to Nazis. His online anti-trans comments led to him being fired as an ESPN analyst.
A day after the deadly rape of the Capitol on January 6, Schilling posted several tweets appearing to defend riot police while mocking Black Lives Matter protesters.
The Globe points to an incident in which Schilling commented, “Okay, very fantastic here” in a photo of a Trump supporter wearing a T-shirt that said “Rope.” Tree. Journalist. Mounting required “Globe notes that Schilling’s hostile behavior on social media likely damaged his chances of being introduced to the Hall of Fame.
“It’s never malicious, you’ve never intentionally or intentionally harmed another person. I was 100% responsible and I continue to do so,” Schilling continued in his statement. “Even the thought of responding to claims of ‘Nazi’ or ‘racist’ or any other term so watered down and left meaningless by thornless cowards who have never known me makes me sick.”