Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner became the latest athlete -- and the third major leaguer this month -- to have old, embarrassing and offensive tweets resurface.
Tweets dating from 2011 and 2012 from the then-18-year-old's account included a gay slur, anti-gay comments and a joke with racist undertones.
"There are no excuses for my insensitive and offensive language on Twitter," Turner, now 25, said.
Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb also apologized Sunday after a series of offensive tweets he sent as a teenager surfaced, calling them "some stupid stuff."
The 25-year-old Newcomb spoke less than an hour after he nearly pitched a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The tweets were sent in 2011 and 2012, when Newcomb was a senior in high school. One tweet included a racial epithet that was part of a rap lyric, and several others contained gay slurs.
Turner and Newcomb are far from the first players to find themselves in hot water on social media. Many others have blazed this unfortunate trail before them. We look back at some posts that proved costly in the sports world, concentrating on those that had actual consequences that went beyond mere embarrassment.
(This file was previously published and has been updated).