St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez was taught a valuable lesson just two weeks into spring training: Watch your step on social media.
Martinez, a 22-year-old right-hander who is vying for a spot in the team’s rotation, found himself in the middle of a Twitter firestorm this week after pornographic photos and links on his “favorites” page were discovered throughout his account.[+] Enlarge
Scott Rovak/USA TODAY SportsCardinals manager Mike Matheny said right-hander Carlos Martinez is “willing to stand up and figure out how he’s got to move forward” after lewd content was discovered on his Twitter account.
While maintaining that his account was hacked, Martinez acknowledged the situation and worked with team officials to clean up his account Monday. But by the time he did, it was too late; the content went viral after being posted on Deadspin.com and spread by users.
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