Twitter Trolls Attack MLB Player's Wife After Alleged Assault

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in a do-or-die game in the opening round of the MLB playoffs. But during the game, at a stadium bar and online, a different drama played out — one involving Twitter, an alleged assault on the wife of a Reds' pitcher and yet another glimpse into the ugly side of sports fandom in the digital age

Our story begins with Dallas Latos, the wife of Mat Latos, a starting pitcher for the Reds. She was at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for the team's showdown with the Pirates. Late Tuesday night, a troubling stream of tweets from Latos' account detailed an alleged assault during play Read more...

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