MLB Twitter rips Toronto Blue Jays star for posting controversial views to Instagram: "I love the Old Testament verse on the evils of Target"

Anthony Bass has made quite a few headlines this year, but most of them have not been positive for the Toronto Blue Jays. While he has emerged on the positive side of the fWAR metric with 0.1, his ERA is still 4.50 and he's not had very many exceptional outings.Furthermore, off the field, he has courted controversy as well. He made waves for refusing to clean up his child's popcorn spill on an airplane for his pregnant wife and instead blamed the flight attendant who asked them to clean up the mess.Now, the pitcher is in the headlines again for promoting traditional Christian views ahead of Pride Night in Toronto. The Blue Jays will host the event on June 9 and Bass posted a traditional Christian take on his Instagram story.whyjays believer@JohnnyGiuntaaLet’s see what Anthony Bass is up to on Instagram34715Let’s see what Anthony Bass is up to on Instagram https://t.co/Ppv4Ubx1S1The post in question is detailing why Christians supposedly need to boycott Target, the supermarket store. It's a secular store that has Pride promotions going for Pride Month and other non-Christian things.Ahead of Pride Night in Toronto, it's an interesting time for him to share this, as many MLB fans took notice. They reveled in the opportunity to troll the relief pitcher for his takes.spencer🦕@Spenred@JohnnyGiuntaa Ahh yes I love the Old Testament verse on the evils of Target594@JohnnyGiuntaa Ahh yes I love the Old Testament verse on the evils of TargetPatrick West@thepatr1ckwest@JohnnyGiuntaa Checks out this guy hasn’t hit a Target in months761@JohnnyGiuntaa Checks out this guy hasn’t hit a Target in monthsBO for MVP@ZeeH_15@JohnnyGiuntaa I really hope the blue jays use him to model their pride giveaway jerseys13@JohnnyGiuntaa I really hope the blue jays use him to model their pride giveaway jerseysb@__bwhy__@JohnnyGiuntaa he's gonna hate to be a Blue Jay on June 9th26@JohnnyGiuntaa he's gonna hate to be a Blue Jay on June 9thVlad The Builder@Bills_Jays@JohnnyGiuntaa Must have run out of popcorn?10@JohnnyGiuntaa Must have run out of popcorn?The Rock’s IG captions@grillmaster720@JohnnyGiuntaa dude was RTing Tomi Lahren during the popcorn fiasco, no surprise here5@JohnnyGiuntaa dude was RTing Tomi Lahren during the popcorn fiasco, no surprise hereBeverley Harris@Beeve5301@JohnnyGiuntaa He’s not even a great pitcher. Such a poor representative for our team. Privileged and a homophobe.🤮@JohnnyGiuntaa He’s not even a great pitcher. Such a poor representative for our team. Privileged and a homophobe.🤮w@wu_1717@JohnnyGiuntaa what’s the biblical reasons for him to grow the hell up@JohnnyGiuntaa what’s the biblical reasons for him to grow the hell upBass is a controversial figure for many reasons, but his seemingly anti-LGBTQ views or those of similar nature appear to be the latest source of ire from certain MLB fans.Toronto Blue Jays stunningly in last placeThe Toronto Blue Jays were a playoff favorite this year. After making it in last season and seemingly improving in the offseason, this was their year. They come into today with a decent if unspectacular 28-26 record.Can the Toronto Blue Jays flip the script?That isn't bad by any means, but where does it place them in the AL East? Dead last. They're a half-game back of the Boston Red Sox and 10.5 back of the Tampa Bay Rays.The division is unbelievably good this year and two teams are going to be good and miss out on the playoffs in all likelihood. As it stands, the Toronto Blue Jays would be that team.

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