Kole Calhoun: “this dude was straight murdered”

[u/jade09060102]

Former Guardian, Rangers, DBack and Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun spoke up about Alex Pretti’s killing, ICE deployment in Minnesota, treatment of immigrants and the political division in the country over multiple Instagram stories. Very eloquently spoke. Worth a read.

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[u/pjyie]

he wrote a lot in the stories that followed but here’s an excerpt:

The United States we live in now could not be more divided, but this is a turning point. The images and videos from Minnesota are alarming, on all fronts, to what this country was built on and our core values as a society are under attack. There is right way to do things and a wrong way and the tactics on display for the world to see, the ones designed to create fear and intimidate by recruits of this administration, are the wrong way.

What this administration is doing when it comes to immigration is blatantly racist, targeting people based on the color of their skin or the sound of their last name. There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials as opposed to inserting the administrations will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!

l've been silent because that is easy. But silence is a privilege and silence is complicit. Standing up and speaking for what you believe in takes courage. I don't care about what side you're on or who you voted for, this is wrong. This is wrong and is imposing on the basic freedoms we have in the country. Wake up! Speak out!

[u/UneducatedReviews1 → u/pjyie]

Breaking New’s: Kole Calhoun got that fucking DAWG in him.

[u/spike021 → u/UneducatedReviews1]

that statements worth at least a couple more WAR added to his baseball ref. 

[u/GrumpyPidgeon → u/spike021]

Kole Calhoun, the real Secretary of WAR

[u/DOLO_F_PHD → u/spike021]

Sounds right to me.

[u/htownlifer → u/spike021]

Certainly added multiple points to his humanity ref.

[u/KingOfAllDogz → u/UneducatedReviews1]

Always has :’)

[u/SeaworthinessAny4997 → u/KingOfAllDogz]

Maybe I'm making this up but I felt like he was a pretty staunch supporter of LGBTQ rights??

[u/Iohet → u/SeaworthinessAny4997]

not sure about that but he was a nice guy to me and other fans at spring training early in his career and that carries forward

[u/calnick0 → u/SeaworthinessAny4997]

I didn’t know much about him on his personality tbh but he always struck me as having the most stereotypical HB bro look.

Which makes this even more awesome 😆

[u/DSOTMAnimals → u/calnick0]

And his name is Kole Calhoun. I mean, Jim Bob Cooter is probably more southern, but Kole Calhoun sounds country boy as much.

[u/unpinchevato949 → u/KingOfAllDogz]

Obligatory fuck arte Moreno

[u/DognamedArnie → u/KingOfAllDogz]

Always thought he was dope. He has one of the best names in baseball. His name should be the name of a character in a spaghetti western. And now this? Dude's a G.

[u/nightdrive370z → u/UneducatedReviews1]

He always did on the field. I was touched when his walk up song was "Whatever it takes" cuz the dude would literally lay out for everything.

His character on the field has translated to off the field which is RARE

[u/Audacity_OR → u/UneducatedReviews1]

Kole Calhoun always looked like a man training to run through a brick wall and here I am ready to run through one for him.

[u/AdoringCHIN → u/pjyie]

I always loved Kole for what he did on the field but now I love him even more for this. Hell, that statement is more forceful than most of the statements being put out by our so called leaders.

[u/SoftballGuy → u/AdoringCHIN]

Red Baron flies again. ♥️

[u/Panthollow → u/pjyie]

Gotta be especially difficult when most of his peers and former colleagues voted for this. But it's especially important to break into those circles with this message. Hopefully it slowly causes others within the sport to break away from the BlaQ types.

[u/BADFiSH_c137 → u/pjyie]

I’m proud of anyone with any amount of platform who speaks up in these times. True patriots.

[u/atmospheric90 → u/pjyie]

Fine...I GUESS I can like one guy from the angels

[u/Hollywood42cards → u/pjyie]

[u/yeahnothanks → u/pjyie]

This man and his cannon for an arm should have retired an Angel. Always loved him and glad he's speaking out.

[u/_Elrond_Hubbard_ → u/pjyie]

All my sports hate for this guy (solely based on him playing for a division rival) has evaporated immediately. Fuck yeah Kole.

[u/astarkey12 → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

I owe you an apology, Kole. I wasn't familiar with your game.

[u/BoscoHype → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

No kidding. This is some catharsis after years of angels-centered trauma. 

[u/strcy → u/pjyie]

Extremely based wow

[u/fmxda → u/strcy]

100%. This transcends sports and rivalries

[u/CatRescuer8 → u/pjyie]

Wow…so well said.

[u/MrsShaunaPaul → u/pjyie]

Petition to give Kole Calhoun the MLB Peace Prize.

[u/UristBronzebelly → u/pjyie]

What the fuck? I did not expect Kole Calhoun of all people to actually have the best possible take on this

[u/LogisticalMenace → u/pjyie]

Unequivocally Based.

[u/P-Rickles → u/pjyie]

This dude FUUUUUCKS. Finding a lot of new favorite players in the last few days.

[u/D3tsunami → u/pjyie]

Well said and without any histrionic profanity. I understand swearing in outrage but when you can articulate your feelings without it, it’s such a power move

[u/joecb91 → u/pjyie]

He nailed it.

[u/Dartmouthest → u/pjyie]

🫡

[u/DingerSinger2016 → u/pjyie]

This is an excellent and well written statement. I'm glad that him and others in MLB are recognizing the moment we are in right now.

[u/isitatomic]

Good on em.

Still, absolutely fkn wild that saying "random public executions by the state are bad" is noteworthy in 2026.

[u/Sad_Confection5902 → u/isitatomic]

And a reminder that the GOP fought tooth and nail against universe health care because it would create “death panels”, and now they’re all excusing literal executions in the streets.

So billions of dollars to take care of people, bad.

Billions of dollars to fund ICE, good.

Fuck these people.

[u/bsnow322 → u/Sad_Confection5902]

Big government is only bad when it helps people. Obviously the purpose of government is to terrorize its own citizens. /s

[u/PostMatureBaby → u/bsnow322]

Helping people = less money for the already rich, call it what it is. All of this is about money/greed and always has been

[u/Sad_Confection5902 → u/PostMatureBaby]

Which is exactly why you can’t let money fester for so long in public services. Once it has become the middle man of health care, the owner of prisons (and allowed to contract out prison labor), the owner of schools and public utilities, it’s never going to let go of those things willingly.

Once you make unlimited political donations possible, you have completed the viscous feedback loop to allow it to entrench permanently.

Every system that should keep the rich at bay has been compromised and corrupted.

[u/5k1895 → u/isitatomic]

The conservative propaganda machine has really done a number on many people. This seems to me to be THE litmus test of how brainwashed they are. Those who aren't totally gone are able to see the video and say "yeah no, the administration is lying here and something's not right". The ones who are too far gone see what they're told to see.

[u/jddaydreamlook → u/isitatomic]

Not just noteworthy. It’s daggum controversial.

[u/MaximusMansteel]

Man, when guys named Kole are turning against you...

[u/PhilDiggety → u/MaximusMansteel]

For real. Based on name and appearance, I didn't expect this.

[u/tyler-86 → u/PhilDiggety]

He's from Tempe so could have gone either way.

[u/naaahhman → u/tyler-86]

He's from Buckeye, way more rural than Tempe.

[u/tyler-86 → u/naaahhman]

Should say, he's from Arizona so could have gone either way.

[u/volcanopele → u/tyler-86]

That's why we're are getting specific about where in Arizona. If Kole were from Tucson or Flag, then this wouldn't be surprising. Prescott Valley, ooo boy.

[u/tyler-86 → u/volcanopele]

Arizona has a lot of range.

That bit from Who is America where Sacha is in Kingman talking to people about building a mosque. Woof.

[u/speech-geek → u/volcanopele]

Tempe is insanely blue because of ASU. The community is very vocal at the city council meetings lol

[u/Nesnesitelna → u/speech-geek]

The reddest parts of Tempe are probably at ASU lol

[u/TheVich → u/naaahhman]

Friends in Real Life--Buckeye

https://youtu.be/B5Csmchgpuc?si=KpB1KhKr8lZsRA9A

I'm assuming it's the same, at least.

[u/maxkmiller → u/PhilDiggety]

the goatee is usually a dead giveaway

[u/STLOliver → u/MaximusMansteel]

Wouldn’t have expected it, but I guess that moment of him fist bumping that kid who fairly stole a catch from him in the stands was a good indication of his character.

[u/LacklusteHero → u/MaximusMansteel]

If they get the Cody and Tyler blocs, we might have a shot!

[u/scriptingends → u/MaximusMansteel]

When you start losing the Taylors and the Tylers, you may need to change your policy…

[u/SuzukiSwift17 → u/MaximusMansteel]

Kole Calhoun of Tempe Arizona nonetheless (idk "Kole Calhoun" just sounds like the most "lives in the hills with guns and watches a lot of Nascar" name ever)

[u/jameslucian → u/MaximusMansteel]

This gave me a much needed laugh. Thank you for that.

But fuck the cubs

[u/Something_319]

Kole Calhoun, Spencer Strider, and Bailey Ober. I know that Calhoun is retired but I'll be rooting for all three of these guys.

[u/lost_jedi → u/Something_319]

Sounds crazy to even say this, but it takes balls to speak out nowadays.

[u/apb2718 → u/lost_jedi]

That’s why men like Ruffalo and Pascal deserve MASSIVE support and respect. Both have a lot to lose and could easily stay quiet but they are on the front lines calling this shit out. I will do everything in my power to support them.

[u/Caledor152 → u/apb2718]

Yup this is why I follow guys like Pedro and Mark Ruffalo on socials because its the people speaking out now especially that need our support. I've been doing my best to speak out on my own but I can't reach as many people as some of these celebs speaking now.

[u/PurpleBullets → u/apb2718]

Billie Eilish deserves our acknowledgement too

[u/AmalatheaClassic → u/lost_jedi]

True story, it takes real men to speak truth to power.

[u/EmptyCartographer → u/Something_319]

Hopefully that list of names will continue to grow

[u/KakeLin → u/EmptyCartographer]

Yes please

[u/ante34 → u/Something_319]

Simeon Woods Richardson too .. crazy how you could count how little could even bother to speak out

[u/Unexplored-Games → u/Something_319]

Wild; I don't feel like baseball players speak out like this. I'm very very happy they are though.

[u/tyler-86]

Baseball players have been shying away from political statements lately. Nice to see Calhoun call out something that shouldn't be a political opinion.

[u/CaptainWikkiWikki → u/tyler-86]

Probably doesn't hurt that he's retired. He doesn't have a front office to upset.

[u/innerdork → u/CaptainWikkiWikki]

Related story about his retirement. The Guardians could have cut him early in his final season, but did not so he could qualify for his full veteran pension. Class act by the team for a good dude.

[u/lVlzone → u/innerdork]

It helped that he was actually like one of our best OF that year lol.

[u/suredont → u/innerdork]

Man, that's a nice story. It's nice when good things happen to good people. Been way too much of the other stuff lately.

[u/UneducatedReviews1 → u/tyler-86]

Because a majority of them voted for this.

[u/tyler-86 → u/UneducatedReviews1]

Sure, but they don't really speak up in favor of it, either. Most of them stay pretty quiet about politics in general.

[u/OrangeCrusher22 → u/tyler-86]

BlaQ Treinen

[u/VenmoPaypalCashapp → u/OrangeCrusher22]

Blakkke

[u/speedyjohn → u/OrangeCrusher22]

Don’t forget Jason Adam and his gang of homophobes.

[u/GareksApprentice → u/speedyjohn]

I still feel weird rooting for him after he was the Rays' public face for Anti-Pride Night.

[u/LymanPeru → u/tyler-86]

i live in minnesota, the morning of the hoffman murders i was at a softball tournament. there were more than a few parents on saturday, pleased with themselves that they cracked the code that walz ordered the hit and the murderer Vance Boelter was a hired hitman.

they were awfully quiet on sunday.

[u/tyler-86 → u/LymanPeru]

Reminds me of the people who said the 2020 lockdowns were a ploy by the blue state governments to take away our freedom and that they would never give that freedom back if we acquiesced. You never heard anyone apologize for that shit take, either.

[u/captain_ahabb → u/tyler-86]

using covid as a pretext to end freedom: bad

using immigration as a pretext to end freedom: okay for some reason

[u/UneducatedReviews1 → u/tyler-86]

Realistically, it’s the smartest decision for all players to not talk about politics because it can prevent them from making money.

A lot of guys don’t speak in favor of what’s going on, but they don’t really hide it either.

With that being said, this isn’t a political issue.

[u/OnlyForBaseball → u/UneducatedReviews1]

I understand what you mean, but this is absolutely a political issue. The framing that “certain things go beyond politics” is a short sighted way to call for unity when the reality is that politics is what put us in this position, and only a massive political effort/restructuring (ie, not electoral politics) will get us out of it.

[u/OriolesMets → u/tyler-86]

Alex’s murder shouldn’t be considered a partisan issue, and it blows my mind that it is.

[u/handi503 → u/OriolesMets]

Another one for the “Things that shouldn’t be partisan issues” heap.

[u/MoreLogicPls → u/OriolesMets]

Black lives matter people saying white guy Alex shouldn't be killed, all lives matter people saying he should be is hilarious in a very sad, disturbing kinda way

[u/WAAAGHachu → u/MoreLogicPls]

All Lives Matter was always just a bludgeon against BLM and what is now recognized as "Wokeness." It was always bad faith.

[u/high_and_outside → u/tyler-86]

I will be rooting for Bailey Ober and Spencer Strider like crazy this year, & I don’t think it should be ruled out that Kole Calhoun might just unretire and win MVP. At least I’ll be pulling for it.

[u/inab1gcountry → u/high_and_outside]

Sean Doolittle and Liam Hendricks are also in the “good dudes crew”

[u/Blue387 → u/inab1gcountry]

Mark Canha

[u/IceInMyOrangeJuice → u/inab1gcountry]

Gotta add my favorite pitcher here and remind everyone that Kevin Gausman was one of the only players to directly call out Anthony Bass a couple years ago when he was harassing airline employees and being shitty to queer people during Pride month

[u/Blue387 → u/high_and_outside]

Taijuan Walker was a supporter of pride night when he was with the Mets

[u/high_and_outside → u/Blue387]

Love it! I’m thinking I should put together a list of “the good guys” to specifically root for. I know the discourse in this sub the past few days has centered on “most baseball players are conservatives” that’s probably true and sucks, but clearly there’s some exceptions we should put effort into applauding

[u/badonkagonk → u/high_and_outside]

Liam Hendriks might be the biggest ally in the league as well

[u/AlmostLucy → u/badonkagonk]

And last year for his Roberto Clemente award nominee summary, MLB mentioned his cancer charity work but not his LGBTQ+ charity work as they had in previous years.

[u/squirreldstar → u/Blue387]

He does a lot of community outreach in Philly too. Class act all around.

[u/Quople → u/tyler-86]

Tbf it’s because a ton of baseball players are either right-wing or “apolitcal”. They’re shying away because they either support it or are surrounded by people who do. The athletes in this sport trend more right than any of the other major sports

[u/Independent-Cow-4070 → u/Quople]

If youre apolitical right now, you are right wing

[u/LacklusteHero]

Calhoun leading the league in on-BASED percentage.

[u/Remarkable_Act_2564 → u/LacklusteHero]

He's got a huge hog. Everyone knows it, everyone says it

[u/LacklusteHero → u/Remarkable_Act_2564]

Tremendous opportunity for him.

[u/brbmycatexploded]

Well, I need to be less judgmental, because he is the last person I expected to see this from. It is very heartening to see players speaking out.

[u/danman296]

Will be considered “activism” and it’s literally just stating a fact.

[u/badger2793 → u/danman296]

Unfortunately we're in a timeline where stating basic facts is activism

[u/Asceric21 → u/badger2793]

You say unfortunately, but at the same time this is not discouraging (nor should it be).

Fascism hates the truth! Speaking and showing the truth is a form of activism because it stops and prevents fascism from taking root and gaining any additional ground.

[u/ben121frank → u/danman296]

Well when the government is speaking blatant untruth and trying to spin a lie as the official account of the event, then ya countering it with the truth does become activism. Kinda bleak but it’s where we’re at

[u/AmalatheaClassic]

The current President of the United States once campaigned on a promise that he could murder someone in the street and his followers would still support him. Absolutely no one should be surprised by our country's current events. Doesn't really matter who pulled the trigger blood is on all their hands.

[u/Fools_Requiem]

Posting before this gets locked. I agree. There is no excuse that I have read that can legitimately justify the execution. Nothing he did was deserving of death.

Same with Renee Good who was found to have been killed by a shot from the side as found by an autopsy.

[u/canadachris44 → u/Fools_Requiem]

Its insane because the fact that any sort of 'justification' is even a conversation is just fucking nuts. The country is fucked lol

[u/AmalatheaClassic → u/canadachris44]

That's the way it always is with this BS though. There's always some jerk who's trying to make a justification for an unwarranted murder. That guy was wearing a hoodie, she had on a tight shirt, they had a traffic ticket five counties over, did you hear he didn't pay his child support once in '97!? It's just excuses on top of excuses trying to get the public to side with the law enforcement agent that committed what everyone can see with their own eyes is murder. Spin a media narrative saying that the victim actually deserved it.

[u/BurnsEMup29]

Breaking News: Kole Calhoun is a good empathetic person with the spine to call out the horrible things happening in the country he lives in. Good on him for using his platform.

[u/menusettingsgeneral]

His story posts immediately following were super well written and thoughtful too.

[u/Flat-Experience6482]

The anti-Kershaw

[u/DolphinRodeo → u/Flat-Experience6482]

What did Kershaw say??

[u/Quople → u/DolphinRodeo]

Not sure if he said anything in this instance, but he has been known to be one of those really churchy Texan guys

[u/OrangeCrusher22 → u/Quople]

but he has been known to be one of those really churchy Texan guys

When the Dodgers have done pride nights and other similar events Kershaw hasn't exactly been supportive.

[u/ClasslessHero → u/OrangeCrusher22]

Has he ever considered that throwing a CURVEBALL is most definitely NOT STRAIGHT

[u/Chris_Hoiles → u/DolphinRodeo]

Front and center and grinning like an idiot at the White House visit

[u/handlit33 → u/Flat-Experience6482]

You know of which you speak.

[u/Jewish_Skeptic]

Rare current or former MLB player W! The silence is generally deafening

[u/blinded_penguin]

I'm not one to think that athletes need to weigh in on politics but there comes a point when it becomes impossible to ignore or a privilege to ignore. We are either at that point or quickly approaching that point and I'm happy to see anyone with any kind of notariety to make a basic public statement about how this sh*t ain't right.

[u/DrDinglberry]

Love to see it. It’s sad that having to say this is brave.

[u/chucknorris10101]

Baseball is inherently political as you cant enjoy the game if you get murdered by ICE

[u/nuke_em_danno]

Safest place in America is on the Epstein List in 2026 !!

[u/GalloNegr0]

Always rated Kole

[u/TrustedSpy → u/GalloNegr0]

Love that man

[u/jaron_b]

Bigger than baseball! Fuck ICE!

[u/magikarp2122]

Kole having more guts than Skenes, who watched the CFP championship with the fascist and his friends.

[u/AbroadTiny7226 → u/magikarp2122]

Damn learning Livvy Dunne was in trumps box is my personal 9/11. I just dropped to my knees in Walmart

[u/youarefartnews → u/AbroadTiny7226]

No woman is worth sacrificing our principles at this level. Stay strong.

[u/colehuesca]

Meanwhile Mark Texeira....

[u/snorlaxatives_69]

Kole Calhoun never hit me as this kind of guy. What a nice surprise.

[u/imtoolazytothinkof1]

Kole was one of the good guys on the Angels. Always loved him when he was here. Good on him for being public about the murder.

[u/WildBerryPopTart04]

Kole is absolutely right, and it’s refreshing to see some baseball players speaking out about this, especially knowing they are in the minority amongst a largely-conservative player base

[u/TurboViking90 → u/WildBerryPopTart04]

I’m old enough to remember when conservatives were against government overreach. The modern GOP wiping their chins and asking for more is a relatively new phenomenon.

[u/joecb91 → u/TurboViking90]

"Don't tread on me" is now "Please daddy, tread on them"

[u/magikarp2122 → u/TurboViking90]

The GOP has always been about big government, when they are in charge. Their main tenet is hypocrisy.

[u/Opening_Ad7004]

I wonder what Matt Shaw thinks of this? I'm guessing he won't attend the rally like he did for Charlie Kirk

[u/MHPengwingz → u/Opening_Ad7004]

Honestly I'm surprised he hasn't enlisted himself

[u/allphilla]

kole calhoun always destroyed us as an angel and i couldn't stand him for that.

but this? right fuckin on.

[u/SactownG]

MLB is a very conservative league in terms of its players, so hopefully more people speak out. Good for him

[u/bigtimeNS]

Respect Kole Calhoun.

[u/ChunkyBubblz]

No lie detected

[u/enkayfour]

Welcome to the resistance, comrade Kalhoun.

[u/dannyrac]

Kole got a giant hog

[u/youarefartnews]

Truly a man of the people.

[u/Jeyts]

Bats left throws left spits facts

[u/Any-Environment-7545]

It’s good to see a baseball player actually grow a pair and take a stand (on the right side of history) for once

[u/magikarp-sushi]

[u/joydivision84]

I think it's clear now we are well at the point that if you are a Reagan-esque conservative, the reality we are now in is as far removed from that as you can imagine and if someone was to watch the video and not be appalled, well, you're neither on the left or the right, you're just a monster at this point.

[u/Pndrizzy]

The ginger has spoken. Hallelujah

[u/echoacm]

Of all the people I thought I would see make a post, "Kole Calhoun" was not on that list

Big respect

[u/KoleCalhoun56]

Class Act. Hopefully more players, owners, and organizations follow his lead.

[u/_Elrond_Hubbard_ → u/KoleCalhoun56]

Your username paying off today

[u/JohnMadden42069 → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

It's actually just Kole Calhoun gassing himself up

[u/mcdto]

Respect. Powerful statement. We need more athletes and celebrities to speak out like this. Unfortunately they’re idolized so much in our country that it may actually have an impact

[u/Noy_Telinu]

Always loved him as a player. Now he tells me he is a great person? Fuck yeah!

[u/jimjamiam]

good for him. embarrassingly few public sports figures commenting on this

[u/GareksApprentice → u/jimjamiam]

"Who cares about their politics?. I want them to shut up, do what they're paid to do and play sports!" - Guy who likely supports what the Administration is doing

[u/Skaddodle32]

I met and worked with Kole's brother-in-law while I was in school, his brother in law a cool ass dude and he said Kole was an awesome dude, so not surprised to see Kole speak out against this BS that's going down in our country.

[u/max_caulfield_]

All of a sudden, Kole Calhoun is one of my favorite non-Mariners. Takes a lot of guts to step up especially as an athlete in a Conservative sport

Edit: Apologies I didn't realize he retired, but point still stands

[u/Mars_W_BOI → u/max_caulfield_]

I loved him when he was with the Angels. Was sad to see him go! He’s always been a really cool dude and this proves it.

[u/BobbyGrichsMustache]

I was a fan of the Red Baron when he played for my Halos. I’ve NEVER been a bigger fan of him than right now.

[u/Horn_Flyer]

[u/pnmartini]

I am now a Kole Calhoun fan.

[u/WellGoodBud]

I know a lot of MLB players are conservative so it’s nice to see some acknowledging this.

[u/dcsportzfan]

Can we compile a list of the rare good guys past or present? It's baseball, so not many options. So cherish what we have. Just off top of my head now:

- Sean Doolittle

- Spencer Strider

- Kole Calhoun

- Bailey Ober

- Brandon McCarthy

- Francisco Lindor

- Adam Wainwright?

He doesn't comment a lot, but I'm pretty sure Max Scherzer is too. Probably Justin Verlander too.

[u/miiija → u/dcsportzfan]

Kiké Hernandez put out an anti-ICE statement last summer when the raids were going on in LA and stated that he went to the White House to avoid being hassled for not going.

Brusdar Graterol skipped going to the White House and posted that he was in his "Brown House" the same day

[u/vikingrunner → u/dcsportzfan]

Lucas Giolito probably qualifies, though since he’s no longer in Chicago I admittedly don’t follow whether/to what extent he takes public stances on things. Same with Liam Hendricks.

[u/mrinsideoutski]

Executed

[u/knowtoriusMAC]

ASU legend(recruited by Pat Murphy)

[u/Grantsdale]

I only care about players on my team.

I will forever support any player that speaks out about ICE and this administration. Because this is more important than baseball.

[u/Ravishingrich666]

The sad part is this will be the new norm every other week we will hear about ice killing an American citizen. We’ll become desensitized to it like we are school shootings.

[u/funny9uy]

Somebody with a platform finally said it

[u/E_Luxo_So]

I love Kole Calhoun!!!!

[u/HughPewman]

Oh my god I might need to buy a Kole Calhoun jersey

[u/A_Time1980]

I bet Matt Shaw supports this tho.

[u/ThatDudeNamedMenace]

Real king shit

[u/grantology_84]

Fuck yeah Calhoun! One of my all time favorite Angels!

[u/HemlockMartinis]

Good on Kole for speaking up.

[u/HowWeGonnaGetEm]

Yup. Let’s roll it. Everyone keep saying it. UNARMED and publicly executed.

[u/-dag-]

So was Renee Good.  So was Keith Porter, Jr. 

[u/guitman27 → u/-dag-]

And Lord knows how many poor folks have just disappeared into the system.

[u/OriolesMets]

Glad to see that we’re not falling for the bullshit around this story.

Alex was murdered by those agents, nothing else to it.

[u/Thrill0728]

Bailey Ober might have broke the damn on those willing to speak out and I think we will see more do this.

Genuinely glad to see this from a league with very conservative players for the most part.

[u/htonzew]

Kole been my GOAT since he was trolling the outfield with Trout back in the 2010s

[u/ComfortableColt]

Huge Kole Calhoun fan.... fuck yeah.

[u/fsfic]

Haven't seen any baseball players state the truth. Kudos to Kole.

[u/MarlKarx777]

Cool Calhoun

[u/tketchum12 → u/MarlKarx777]

Kool Calhoun

[u/Antique-Guest-1607]

fast track his Hall of Pretty Good membership

[u/TrainElegant425]

His comments in his story are great to read through as well

[u/FlorentineBanker]

More people doing this

[u/AViciousGrape]

Looks like he was shot right in the back of his head. He wasn't just murdered he was executed

[u/FreedomsLastBreathe]

Renee Nicole Good was also straight murdered. Glad they are speaking out.

[u/mattfeet]

Fuck ICE.