An employee of the Washington Nationals has reportedly been fired after video surfaced of a disturbing act in a convenience store.
The World Series champion Washington Nationals have reportedly fired Jazhiel Morel after video surfaced showing him throwing hot coffee in a female worker’s face at a convenience store.
ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan shared video of the act on Twitter:
Morel has reportedly agreed to turn himself into authorities on Monday.
ESPN.com reported more details:
“The Washington Nationals have fired an employee who allegedly threw two cups of hot coffee in the face of a female convenience-store employee in the Dominican Republic, the team told ESPN on Saturday.
In a Twitter video posted Friday night, Jazhiel Morel, who was the administrator of the Nationals’ academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, was shown filling up coffee cups before exchanging words with the cashier and then throwing the coffee on her.”
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Nationals GM Mike Rizzo released a statement to ESPN.
“The Washington Nationals learned of this horrific incident earlier today and immediately terminated the employee,” Rizzo said. “We do not tolerate this type of behavior in our organization.”