re: The ATL Thread: 2021 World Champion Atlanta Braves Offseason Thread

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***EDIT:*** just to get ahead of this, I want to reiterate this is to be taken with several grains of salt, because I’ve heard this second hand. This is also something I’ve held onto for several months waiting for a somewhat appropriate time to say it. I cannot confirm the accuracy of this, I’m not trying to start a rumor or anything like that, I’m simply passing on one person’s conversation with someone who we would have good reason to believe is in “the know.” Honestly I feel pretty uncomfortable even posting this, this isn’t normally my M.O. Go easy on me.

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So, grain of salt, but my dad works in high end entertainment and as such has connections and good relationships with several high(ish) profile media members based in Atlanta, including (but not limited to) John Barry, Charles Barkley, Art Eckman, and several involved with the Braves, one which I will not name to protect anonymity in case this were to catch on.

Essentially what is believed internally is that Marcell is a victim of perpetual abuse from his wife, as evidenced by her previous arrest for domestic violence against him, and that when police arrived he was restraining her from further violence against him. The team believes he’s pretty much a prisoner in his own home, but because a vast majority of the country and public opinion still does not believe a man can be an abuse victim, they are extremely hesitant to publicly go to bat for him. The belief is that they will quietly attempt to move him, and if not, not address it again and hope it just goes away.

The main takeaway though here is that, again grain of salt because this is according to my dad in a conversation with a prominent local Braves media person, Marcell is not believed internally* to be an abuser and that the team would like to help him more if they could without the public perception ripping them to shreds.

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