Mo’Ne Davis Takes High Road, Asks That Player Who Called Her Awful Name Be Reinstated

Over the weekend a Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania baseball player took to Twitter to call 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis, the star pitcher who shook up the Little League tournament, a derogatory name. Suggested Reading Why Halle Berry’s Latest Post Is Sparking Hilarious Britney Spears Comparisons When A White Woman Was Told She Could Not Be Harriet…

Over the weekend a Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania baseball player took to Twitter to call 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis, the star pitcher who shook up the Little League tournament, a derogatory name.

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“Disney is making a movie about Mo’ne Davis? WHAT A JOKE. That [s—t] got rocked by Nevada,” Joey Casselberry tweeted.

It didn’t take long for the university to announce that Casselberry had been booted from the team.

On Monday TMZ Sports reports that Mo’ne and her coach emailed the Bloomsburg University president and asked that Casselberry’s dismissal be reconsidered. 

“While Bloomsburg says they respect Davis’ opinion and praise her for being incredibly mature about the situation—the school will NOT reinstate the baseball player,” TMZ Sports reports.

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