League president Ulises Cabrera also got personal with Simpson by referring to his two children by name and divulging details about college applications they made.
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In a lengthy statement posted on Twitter, the DPL asserted that Soto, a league alumnus, is, in fact, 19 years old and laid out several instances during his younger years when his age and identity were verified.
The DPL also made a point of referencing the college careers of Simpson’s daughter and son as it tried to draw an equivalence to the distress Soto’s family may have felt from hearing Simpson’s comments.
Simpson, 66, questioned Soto’s age on the air Tuesday during the first game of the Braves-Nationals doubleheader, saying, “If he’s 19” while remarking about Soto’s physique.
Simpson amended his comments, which he said “were off the top of (his) head,” during Game 2, after Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo spoke to him between games.
Simpson told MLB.com that Rizzo was “upset” with him. Simpson added that he would “square it and I did.”
