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The Toronto Blue Jays’ move to designate right-handed pitcher Anthony Bass<\/u><\/a> for assignment on Friday was largely due to his on-field performance while “distraction” did factor into the decision, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said.<\/p>\n

Toronto announced the move just hours before Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins<\/u><\/a> and the start of their Pride Weekend celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old pitcher faced fierce backlash<\/u><\/a> last week after sharing a social media video encouraging Christians to join boycotts against Target and Bud Light.<\/p>\n

ANTHONY BASS INCLUDED IN BLUE JAYS\u2019 PRIDE FESTIVITIES AFTER SHARING VIDEO ENDORSING TARGET, BUD LIGHT BOYCOTTS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Atkins told reporters on Friday that “distraction” had played a role in Bass being DFA\u2019d, though his on-the-field performance had been the driving factor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a myriad of variables,” Atkins said before Friday’s game. “Performance is usually the driving one, and performance was a large aspect of this decision. Distraction was a small part of it and something we had to factor in.”<\/p>\n

When asked whether Bass would still be on the team if his performance during the 2023 season<\/u><\/a> had been better, Atkins refused to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re trying to build the best possible team we can build,” Atkins said. “This was a baseball decision to make our team better.”<\/p>\n

Bass had a 4.95 ERA in 20 innings for Toronto this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The decision to remove Bass from the active roster came a day after reports said he would catch the ceremonial first pitch from activist leZlie Lee Kam ahead of Friday\u2019s game, which begins Toronto\u2019s fourth annual<\/u><\/a> Pride Weekend celebration.<\/p>\n

It also follows the controversy surrounding Bass sharing a video to his Instagram Stories last week from a creator named Ryan Miller, who called on Christians<\/a> to join the boycotts against Bud Light and Target.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the video, Miller read a Biblical verse and claimed that supporting those businesses results in taking “part in the darkness that they\u2019re purveying” and “shoving into children\u2019s faces.”<\/p>\n

Bass apologized last week for the post that he said had been “hurtful to the Pride community.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bass then told reporters on Thursday that he had shared the video because it\u00a0“reflected my (Christian) beliefs” and that he didn\u2019t view it as hateful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s why I posted it originally. When I look back at it, I could see how people can view it that way. And that\u2019s why I was apologetic.”<\/p>\n

Bass called the video a “distraction” before saying he stood by his “personal beliefs.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The video itself, obviously, I took it down,” Bass said, according to The Athletic. “I just felt like it was too much of a distraction, right? But I stand by my personal beliefs and everyone\u2019s entitled to their personal beliefs, right? But also I mean no harm toward any groups of people. And I felt like taking that down the second time was the right thing to do and not being a distraction. As a team, our job is to win baseball games. And that\u2019s my focus.”<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Paulina Dedaj and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/blue-jays-gm-distraction-small-part-anthony-bass-designated-assignment <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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