Lewis Brinson Says He Hears N-Word After Reviewing Video 50 Times

Hold up, wait just a minute. The Rockies said a fan was yelling the name of team mascot Dinger and not a racial slur during Sunday’s game at Coors Field. The player who was batting at the time isn’t so sure that’s the case. Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson said he never heard the fan shouting during the game, but a day later, he had reviewed the tape and had a different opinion.

“So I watched the video at least 50 times in the past 15-16 hours,” Brinson said on a videoconference call before Monday night’s game at San Diego. “I watched it a lot, especially when I heard that he said Dinger instead of the N-word.”

“I personally — this is again my personal opinion — I personally keep hearing the N-word. It’s not that I want to hear it, I never want to hear it. Personally I’ve never been called that in person to my face on the baseball field, outside the baseball field, ever, so I don’t know what my reaction would be if I got called that,” he said.

“But to now, saying that again, I haven’t talked to the Rockies or that fan personally. If that’s the case, then I’m sorry for any backlash or anything he’s getting right now,” he said.

#Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson says he has watched the video 50+ times and still hears a racial slur not the #Rockies mascot, #Dinger. pic.twitter.com/wYVVzgmH37

— WSVN 7 Sports (@7SportsXtra) August 9, 2021

You can listen for yourself below:

Looks a lot like the Rockies fan who is accused of yelling the n-word at Lewis Brinson was trying to get the attention of the mascot, whose name is “Dinger”
pic.twitter.com/1SO4exPsNg

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 9, 2021

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Listening to it 50 times isn’t going to make it any easier to figure out.

Brinson got two hits and scored twice, and he drew a walk in the ninth inning.

He is in his fifth season in the major leagues. Hopefully a misunderstanding like this never happens to him again..

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