MLB Network has exclusive U.S. rights to broadcast the World Baseball Classic, but those rights begin and end with the English language. Lacking compelling content for a slow Sunday night, ESPN elected to use its loophole in owning Spanish-language rights to simulcast its ESPN Deportes feed of tonight's Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico game on the network's flagship station. Any time the WWL introduces a new audience to content usually found on another station, people react poorly. And ESPN's no stranger to stirring up a racist hornet's nest, either. So here's a sampling of what people are saying online about the broadcast, which we'll remind you cannot be shown in English on ESPN (and is being shown in English just a few channels away on MLB Net).
GET THESE SPICS OFF TV @espn
— Span Marino (@SpannyMont) March 11, 2013
Why in gods name is ESPN in Spanish?! Turn that stupid shit off #spics #LearnEnglish
— Sean Schulte (@Schulte_Sean) March 11, 2013
This is America. Why is ESPN broadcasting the world baseball classic in Mexican? Show it in English!
— Jacob Keller (@JKeller_FSU) March 10, 2013
Wtf this world coming to.. ESPN is in mexican, shitty country
— Brett VanAsden (@bvanasdle) March 10, 2013
ESPN cut tha bullshit!!! I don't understand Mexican
— Dwight K. Schrute(@iMalcolmX) March 10, 2013
The only thing that could make baseball any worse is by broadcasting it in Mexican...........get it together ESPN #wewanthockey
— AJ Barricks (@Eh_Jay_Barricks) March 10, 2013
Turned on ESPN and all I hear is a guy screaming in Mexican...
— Robbie Ringe (@ringe04) March 10, 2013
Get this Mexican shit off my ESPN #bwc
— JJ (@JerranT_Johnson) March 11, 2013
Is anybody elses ESPN ... speakin fuckin mexican?
— junior borunda (@TheBorunda) March 11, 2013
Who let the Mexicans take over ESPN #WBC
— Mikey Kendrick (@mikey_kendrick) March 10, 2013
Why is espn all in Mexican right now? Que paso?
— Bennett Gibson (@Bennett_Gibson) March 11, 2013
Why the hell is espn in Spanish? If you wanna listen to Spanish tv go back to Mexico
— Chris Tangreti (@christangreti) March 11, 2013
Effin mexican bullshit on ESPN..spreken z English please
— TMART (@THE_ONLY_TMART) March 11, 2013
ESPN being in Spanish right now really makes me want to blow something up.
— Dylan Chappine (@dylanchappine) March 10, 2013
@bubbaprog @bubbaprog @awfulannouncing get this non english speaking shit off of my american station
— Patrick (@Hiph0pan0tamus) March 11, 2013
Not interested in the world baseball classic, but why is it in Spanish on espn right now? #thisisAmerica #speakenglish
— Tim Evans (@TimEvans10) March 10, 2013
Are you kidding me espn! The WBC is on and it's not in English?! #UnAmerican
— mike rusk (@MikeRusk28) March 10, 2013
Are you kidding me? ESPN is showing a baseball game IN SPANISH. Learn freakin' English.
— Jake Bayer (@BayerOnFire) March 10, 2013
Why is Dominican and PR on Espn being broadcast in Spanish? This is American. Where we speak English.
— Jeb Scoggins (@jebscoggins) March 10, 2013
This is america. Why is espn in spanish!!!!! Pisses me off
— Steven Faucher (@StevenFaucher) March 10, 2013
Are they seriously doing this baseball game on espn in Spanish?!?!?! This is America damnit... We speak English you dumb asses
— Matt Singleton (@m_singleton22) March 10, 2013
I turn on espn and they're only speaking Spanish.... Okay NOT cool.
— Chandler Guest (@CHScrazy14) March 10, 2013
Why the hell is ESPN in spanish. #LearnEnglishMF
— Korey Sanchez (@_KoreySanchez) March 10, 2013
