Twins remove ex-owner Griffith statue over racist remarks
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Date: 2020-06-19

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The Minnesota Twins on Friday announced they removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing racist remarks he made in 1978. Griffiths statue was one of several installed when the team opened the ballpark in 2010.  Its removal came on Juneteenth, the traditional commemoration of emancipation of enslaved African Americans, and on the same day as a statue of a former Washington Redskins owner was removed from outside the teams old RFK Stadium. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS. COMWhile we acknowledge the prominent role Calvin Griffith played in our history, we cannot remain silent and continue ignoring the racist comments he made in Waseca in 1978," the Twins said in a statement Friday.  His disparaging words displayed a blatant intolerance and disregard for the black community that are the antithesis of what the Minnesota Twins stand for and value. Griffith moved the Washington Senators to Minnesota for the 1961 season, and the franchise was renamed the Twins. During a speech in Minnesota to a Waseca Lions club in 1978, he said he decided to make the move when I found out you only had 15,000 blacks here,the Minneapolis Tribune reported at the time. Our decision to memorialize Calvin Griffith with a statue reflects an ignorance on our part of systemic racism present in 1978, 2010 and today," the Twins said.  We apologize for our failure to adequately recognize how the statue was viewed and the pain it caused for many people  both inside the Twins organization and across Twins Territory.  We cannot remove Calvin Griffith from the history of the Minnesota Twins, but we believe removal of this statue is an important and necessary step in our ongoing commitment to provide a Target Field experience where every fan and employee feels safe and welcome. Spokesman Dustin Morse said the removal was an internal decision, but the team had certainly heard from outside fans and the community over


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