Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt has apologized for a comment about the #MeToo movement Sunday during the Philadelphia Phillies broadcast that some took as offensive, Yahoo Entertainment reported.
Schmidt, the three-time National League Player of the Year in the 1980s for the Philadelphia Phillies, was in the broadcast booth Sunday during a home game against the Atlanta Braves when during the course of broadcast booth banter in the second inning, one of the broadcasters brought up a tweet by Amanda McCarthy, wife of Phillies' pitcher Brandon McCarthy, SB Nation's "The Good Phight" blog noted.
In the tweet, the wife joked about her husband's popping back in his dislocated shoulder but he could not do the dishes.
According to the blog, Schmidt responded to the comments by joking: "I have a dishwasher back home: My wife."
After adding that he occasionally does dishes, Schmidt said, according to the blog, "Me Too movement, Where does that fit in?"
Yahoo Entertainment wrote that the #MeToo social media movement, aimed at raising awareness regarding sexual assault and harassment, particularly against women in the workplace, was sparked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood. The movement has grown around the world with hundreds of women – and some men – telling their stories of harassment and assault.
Schmidt on Monday issued a statement apologizing for the remarks.
"During yesterday's broadcast, I made a mistake while attempting to be humorous," Schmidt said in the statement, per Yahoo Entertainment. "It was not my intention to offend anyone. My daughter passionately marches in support of the #MeToo movement in Boston, and I support her in every way. I offer my sincerest apologies to those who may have been offended."
The apology brought mixed reaction on social media.
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