Ex-MLB Pitcher And Bigot Throws Hate At NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani [View all]

John Rocker, the ex-Atlanta Braves star who infamously offended all of New York City, is now attacking its leading mayoral candidate, Democrat Zohran Mamdani.

“25 years ago I criticized New York for it’s rapid decline into a third world country,” Rocker wrote Tuesday on X, formerly Twitter. “I was forced to undergo Psychological Counseling, as if I were the crazy one. 25 years later, the city is voting in a muslim socialist for mayor. FUCK NEW YORK.”

The hard-throwing relief pitcher piled on prejudice in a 1999 Sports Illustrated article, earning eternal contempt from Gothamites and Mets fans.

Asked if he would ever play for the team, Rocker enshrined himself in the Hate Hall of Fame:




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