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Charles Curtis

Are Cardinals and Rays players imitating the Donald Trump assassination attempt with recent celebrations?

Donald Trump Cardinals Assassination MLB Matt Carpenter Taylor Walls

Uh, maybe it’s not the best idea to use an assassination attempt as a celebration?

But it appears that we’ve seen at least two players do something that resembles what we saw over a week ago when there was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

As you’ll recall, a bloodied Trump got up up and put up a fist while appearing to say, “Fight, fight.”

Recently, we saw Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls put up a fist and mime “fight, fight,” while members of the St. Louis Cardinals held their ears and pump their fists.

It sure looks like it’s a Trump imitation:

Taylor Walls was doing the Trump “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT” after hitting a double against the Yankees and the Cardinals were doing the Trump ear cover celebration after a home run 👀pic.twitter.com/S1Mv7is5fB

— Baseball King (@BasebaIlKing) July 21, 2024

Is this a Trump home run celebration by the Cardinals? pic.twitter.com/f2XrQr0q3u

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 21, 2024

But Cardinals vet Matt Carpenter denied it:

A Cardinals' celebration came into question Sunday after an online outlet compared it to images that emerged shortly after an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.

Matt Carpenter insists the gesture wasn't political.

✍️ @katiejwoo https://t.co/nosfKr5ljN pic.twitter.com/h6hjIINohJ

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 22, 2024

Hmmmm.

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