St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Matt Carpenter addressed online speculation regarding his team’s recent celebration, stating multiple times that the gestures were in no way a political statement.
The team celebration came into question Sunday afternoon after an online outlet compared it to images that emerged shortly after an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump on July 13.
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Snippets of Alec Burleson’s home run trot and the subsequent dugout celebration appeared to show Burleson and many of his teammates cupping their ears with one hand while raising their opposite fists in the air. Lars Nootbaar also made the gesture as he rounded the bases after his own home run
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