The St. Louis Cardinals caught the attention of social media over the weekend when they seemingly performed a home run celebration in homage to former President Trump.Cardinals designated hitter Alec Burleson was trotting around the bases after a long home run against the Atlanta Braves, and he and his teammates in the dugout put one hand over their right ears and put a fist in the air.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt led to speculation that it was a tribute to Trump, who was wounded in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. However, Cardinals veteran Matt Carpenter denied after the game it was a tribute to Trump, telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch it was « definitely not a political statement. »Still, Keith Olbermann insisted that Major League Baseball « ban » the players who performed the celebration, « confiscate » the franchise and « implode » Busch Stadium.YANKEES HOLD MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR RACHEL MINAYA, LATE WIFE OF TEAM EXECUTIVE: ‘COMPASSIONATE MOTHER AND WIFE' »Attn @mlb ban these guys from baseball for life, confiscate the @Cardinals franchise, and implode the stadium, » he wrote on X, equating the players to « Trump Nazis » and that they should « stick to sports. » »America has had enough of this s—, » Olbermann added.Carpenter also explained that the celebration was actually a call back to Burleson’s college days when he was a rapper nicknamed Biscuit. The hand over the ear was allegedly supposed to be invisible headphones.Olbermann did not appear to comment on Tampa Bay Rays infielder Taylor Walls, who connected on a double against the New York Yankees, held up a fist and yelled « fight, fight. »Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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Keith Olbermann calls for MLB to ‘confiscate’ Cardinals franchise as he accuses them of Trump celebration
