Rockies Confirm Fan Was Calling For “Dinger” Mascot And Not Saying Racial Slur During Hot-Mic Moment

The fan was shouting for “Dinger” after all.

During the Colorado Rockies game on Sunday, fans watching the game on TV were upset after the feed appeared to pick up a fan shouting a racial slur at Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson.

However, after breaking down the video it became pretty obvious that the fan was shouting at Rockies mascot, Dinger, who was hanging out one section over.

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Dinger Trending Following Mic Picking Up What Sounded Like N Word Being Hurled At MLB Player https://t.co/m8R8pSfeRb

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Sure enough, the Rockies admitted after investigating the incident that the fan was, indeed, shouting for Dinger, and not overly concerned with what was happening on the field.

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The Rockies have reportedly found that the fan suspected of using a racial slur during the ninth inning of Sunday’s game was instead calling for the attention of the team’s mascot, Dinger https://t.co/BYvsimCc3b

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 9, 2021

During the game, Lewis Brinson and other players on the field admitted that they didn’t hear anything offensive. But after Twitter users were fully convinced that the fan said the N-Word (not realizing Dinger was hanging around), the Rockies had no choice but to open an investigation.

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A statement from the Colorado Rockies regarding the racial slur incident at the end of today's game: pic.twitter.com/85uN3f1pFZ

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 9, 2021

Luckily, we got to the bottom of the whole “Dinger” ordeal.

After all this media attention I sure hope that the dude was able to get the mascot’s attention during the game, at least.

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