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Former MLB pitcher John Rocker was back in the hot seat this week after he made derogatory remarks about Uber drivers in a critical post on social media.
The former Atlanta Braves closer has made brash comments in the past, and he made another one that will be near the top of that list.
Rocker took to X to call for an "American Citizen Driver" option on the popular ride-share app.
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Atlanta Braves closer John Rocker throws in the 10th inning of an MLB game. (MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
"There should be a ‘American Citizen Drive’ selection option on Uber. I don’t want to be driven by someone who was riding a camel 12 months ago," Rocker said in the disparaging post.
It’s hardly the first controversial comment Rocker has made. In 1999, he was quoted as saying that he would never play for the New York Yankees or Mets because he didn’t want to "take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some q---r with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids."
Atlanta Braves John Rocker taunts fans during a media interview after Game 5 of the National League Championship Series vs. the New York Mets in Flushing, New York, on Oct. 17, 1999. (Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated)
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