Harold Reynolds Says Race Played a Factor in ESPN Termination

The New York TImes reports former "Baseball Tonight" analyst, Harold Reynolds believes that race played a factor in him being fired from ESPN. Reynolds was a popular analyst for ESPN and is now working for MLB.com. He was fired from ESPN over a complaint of sexual harassment from a female intern. Reynolds is now playing a large role in MLB.com launching their new BaseballChannel.TV.

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Harold Reynolds, the former "Baseball Tonight" analyst who is suing ESPN for wrongful termination, said in a court filing yesterday that the network treated him more harshly over a sexual harassment complaint than it treated white employees who engaged in similar types of misbehavior.

ESPN and Reynolds, who is black, had been in settlement discussions that did not work out, said Daniel Alterman, a lawyer for Reynolds.

Reynolds's filing in state court in Hartford described instances of sexual harassment and lewd and drunken acts by white employees in which the punishment fell far short of termination. Reynolds has said that he only gave a hug to a female intern, who later complained.

"ESPN's rush to its decision to terminate Mr. Reynolds was affected by racial bias," the filing said.

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