--- description: The MLB has responded after Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was subject to racial slurs and had peanuts thrown at him title: Baseball League: Racial Slurs Against Adam Jones Are 'Inexcusable' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c2be30c8dcb8b10/6988cba98fd2ee320b356dc6/gettyimages-675953752.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Baseball](/tag/baseball/) ## Baseball Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Baseball League: Racial Slurs Against Adam Jones Are 'Inexcusable' by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2017 7:11 PM CUT  Orioles center fielder Adam Jones makes a running catch to take a hit away from Red Sox player Mitch Moreland and end the eighth inning. The Boston Red Sox host the Baltimore Orioles in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on May 1, 2017. Orioles center fielder Adam Jones makes a running catch to take a hit away from Red Sox player Mitch Moreland and end the eighth inning. The Boston Red Sox host the Baltimore Orioles in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on May 1, 2017.Photograph by Jim Davis—Getty/The Boston Globe by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2017 7:11 PM CUT [Major League Baseball ](http://time.com/money/4422517/twitter-stream-mlb-nhl-games-free/ "undefined")Commissioner Rob Manfred called racial attacks on [Baltimore](http://time.com/4732148/trump-administration-overhaul-baltimore-police-department/ "undefined") Orioles center fielder Adam Jones “unacceptable” and “inexcusable” in statement Tuesday. Fans shouted racial slurs and threw peanuts at Jones while he was playing in Boston Monday night. “The racist words and actions directed at Adam Jones at [Fenway Park ](http://time.com/3975019/foul-ball-fenway-park-boston-red-sox-chicago-white-sox/ "undefined")last night are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated at any of our ballparks,”[ Manfred said. ](http://m.mlb.com/news/article/227817342/statement-from-commissioner-rob-manfred/ "undefined")“My office has been in contact with the Red Sox, and the club has made it clear that they will not tolerate this inexcusable behavior. Our 30 Clubs will continue to work with fans and security to provide a family-friendly environment. Any individual who behaves in such offensive fashion will be immediately removed from the ballpark and subject to further action.” According to [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/05/01/orioles-adam-jones-berated-racist-taunts-fenway-park-peanuts/101187172/ "undefined"), this was not the first time people in the bleachers have shouted racist remarks at Jones. “Tonight was one of the worst,” Jones told USA _Today_. “It’s different. Very unfortunate. It is what it is, right. I just go out and play baseball.” One person was removed from the game over the incident, according to USA Today_._ “The behavior of these few ignorant individuals does not reflect the millions of great baseball fans who attend our games,” Manfred said in his statement. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4763769/adam-jones-baltimore-orioles-major-league-baseball-racial-slurs-peanuts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4763769/adam-jones-baltimore-orioles-major-league-baseball-racial-slurs-peanuts/"},"headline":"Baseball League: Racial Slurs Against Adam Jones Are 'Inexcusable'","datePublished":"2017-05-02T19:11:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:42:46.999Z","description":"Fans shouted slurs and threw peanuts at Jones","url":"https://time.com/4763769/adam-jones-baltimore-orioles-major-league-baseball-racial-slurs-peanuts/","keywords":["Baseball","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c2be30c8dcb8b10/6988cba98fd2ee320b356dc6/gettyimages-675953752.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c2be30c8dcb8b10/6988cba98fd2ee320b356dc6/gettyimages-675953752.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Baltimore Orioles Vs. 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