MLB Twitter roasts broadcaster Eduardo Perez after Fernando Tatis Jr. jibe: "So we’re just allowing racism now"

Baseball color commentator Eduardo Perez found himself in hot water during the series decider between the Padres and Dodgers on Sunday night. This was after his needless jibe at Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. didn't go down well with fans.

Perez found himself in the firing line when he stacked superstars Mookie Betts and Fernando Tatis Jr. alongside each other and made his thoughts clear about who he felt was better, and the former it was!

It wasn't so much him celebrating Mookie Betts, but it was more how he referenced Tatis Jr. that irritated fans. Cutting short his name from Fernando to "Nando" especially shocked everyone tuning in, with users on social media berating the former MLB first baseman for inciting a racist angle into it.

What might have seemed a mere juxtaposition between two stars to him, didn't sit well with the fans.

Fans lambasted him on Twitter, taking personal jibes at his playing and analyst careers.

He's not just an ESPN analyst, but he is also the host of SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio. Fans may dislike him, but there's no denying he is one of the top baseball pundits right now.

Fans also quickly disagreed that Mookie was better than Fernando Tatis Jr, with multiple users choosing to say otherwise.

Eduardo Perez's MLB journey

Eduardo Perez played his first MLB game on July 27, 1993, as the host Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland A's 15–8. He played with multiple teams during his time in the major leagues, most notably the St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, and the Seattle Mariners.

After retiring, Eduardo became a baseball analyst with ESPN and the host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.

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