Yankees' Marcus Stroman speaks out following fatal shooting of Sonya Massey: 'Sad society we're living in'

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman is the latest sports figure to decry the killing of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot by an Illinois police officer earlier this month.

"Y’all gonna be silent on this topic…but loud and hateful when your team loses a game," Stroman wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. 

Stroman spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons pitching in Chicago for the Cubs, which is located roughly 200 miles southwest of where Massey was shot and killed inside her home in Springfield, Illinois.

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Marcus Stroman #0 of the New York Yankees looks on from the dugout during the second inning of the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on April 06, 2024 in New York City.  (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

"Sad society we’re living in. Prayers and blessings to the family of Sonya Massey," Stroman's post on X continued. "The trauma that the black community continually deals with is frustrating and beyond repair!" 

Massey initially called 911 to report a suspected prowler. Two deputies responded, but at some point things between the responding officers and the 36-year-old woman became tense.

BODYCAM VIDEO REVEALS CHAOTIC SCENE OF DEPUTY FATALLY SHOOTING SONYA MASSEY, WHO CALLED 911 FOR HELP

Sheriff's body camera video released on Monday, confirmed prosecutors’ earlier account of the tense moment when Sean Grayson, who is White, yelled across a counter at Massey. 

Grayson wanted Massey to set down a pot of hot water. He then threatened to shoot her, the video showed. Massey ducked and briefly rose, and Grayson fired his pistol at her. Massey