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Former MLB pitcher John Rocker's choice of words landed him in trouble during his playing days. Even after his retirement, Rocker appears not to have toned down.Rocker has been critical of Zohran Mamdani for quite some time. Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral election prompted him to turn the criticism up a notch.Shortly After Mamdani's victory became official on Tuesday, Rocker shared a series of insensitive social media posts on Tuesday."25 years ago, I compared riding the subway in New York City to riding a train in Beirut. Tonight, the city, in great disgrace, elected a muslim socialist to be the next mayor. NEW YORK HAS OFFICIALLY FALLEN," Rocker wrote.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINK25 years ago I compared riding the subway in New York City to riding a train in Beirut. Tonight, the city, in great disgrace, Elected a muslim socialist to be the next mayor. NEW YORK HAS OFFICIALLY FALLEN."ELECTING POLITICIANS LIKE MOHAMMED MAMDANI WILL CAUSE AMERICA TO FALL," he wrote in the next post.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINKELECTING POLITICIANS LIKE MOHAMMED MAMDANI WILL CAUSE AMERICA TO FALLRocker's next post appeared Islamophobic, claiming New York would change for the worse due to Mamdani."Taxis will be replaced by camels. Women will be forced to cover themselves head to toe. NYPD will be replaced with religious police. All hot dog stands will be replaced with goat meat stands. THIS IS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR," Rocker wrote.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINKTaxis will be replaced by camels. Women will be forced to cover themselves head to toe. NYPD will be replaced with religious police. All hot dog stands will be replaced with goat meat stands. THIS IS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR."The Islamic Emirate of New York," Rocker wrote in his next post.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINKThe Islamic Emirate of New York"New York has officially become California," he wrote in another post.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINKNew York has officially become California."NEVER FORGET 9/11 (x8)," he wrote in the next post.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINKNEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11 NEVER FORGET 9/11Rocker played six seasons in MLB as a relief pitcher. He played two and a half seasons with the Atlanta Braves before short stints with the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.John Rocker goes off on the New York Attorney GeneralLetitia Ann "Tish" James, the 67th attorney general of New York, endorsed Zohran Mamdani before the mayoral election. Tish, who is the first African American and first woman NYAG, shared a multisnap post on X to support Mamdani."Brooklyn is out and ready to elect [Zohran Mamdani]! Get out and vote, NYC! The polls are open until 9 PM," she captioned the post.John Rocker didn't appreciate James endorsing Mamdani. He reshared James' post and showed his disdain."How the fuck do we have Attorney Generals that support socialists? AMERICA IS BROKEN," Rocker wrote.JohnRocker @itsJohnRockerLINKHow the fuck do we have Attorney Generals that support socialists? AMERICA IS BROKENInsensitive remarks are nothing new to John Rocker. During an interview with Sports Ilustrated in December 1999, Rocker made transphobic, homophobic, and xenophobic remarks about the residents of New York City.More recently, Rocker made Ukrainophobic statements after the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
