Leaked private messages reveal ‘reprehensible’ claims in WAG ‘family’

The wives and girlfriends of a sporting giant have been rocked by leaked private messages that revealed “demeaning” claims.

Direct messages between significant others of current and former White Sox players got political, sparked outrage and became public in messy fashion.

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito’s wife, Ariana Dubelko Giolito, revealed a private exchange between Bria Anderson, the wife of shortstop Tim Anderson, and Elizabeth Swarzak, reliever Anthony Swarzak’s wife, from the group chat where the two were arguing over gun control and white supremacy in light of the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Giolito said she was disgusted by Swarzak’s sentiments.

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“I am so disgusted and disappointed. Bria Anderson is a teacher with a Masters degree working on her doctorate while raising two girls and running a non-profit organisation that works with the youth of South Side Chicago,” Giolito wrote on Instagram with photos of the chat.

“For someone within this baseball family to say such disgraceful and disgusting things, to shamelessly act in a demeaning and hateful way is reprehensible.”

A series of screenshots from the conversation reveal Swarzak, whose husband pitched for the White Sox during part of the 2017 season, defending the term “white nationalist” and accusing Anderson of only speaking out about crimes done by white people. Swarzak argues that if she were to promote awareness for the “black on black crime” in Chicago like Anderson had done to highlight the recent shootings as the targeting of Hispanics and immigrants, she’d be deemed a racist.

“I’m disgusted at your apparent racism towards white people and your belief that only white people are committing these crimes,” Swarzak writes.

“If I highlighted the black on black crime in Chicago and said it’s only the black folks killing each other in Chicago and the north side is fine!! I’d be so racist so your post is extremely irresponsible considering the actual crime committed by immigrants in this country. And the human and children trafficking.”

Swarzak’s argument included how Chicago has “some of the heaviest gun control in the country” and that Anderson was ignoring those statistics when she claimed the recent mass shooters intended to murder potential immigrants.

“Half of the players in the MLB are IMMIGRANTS from Latin countries. To know someone among you holds hate in their heart or thinks of you as a criminal because of your birthplace is something I cannot even imagine,” Giolito continued in her Instagram post.

“I’m angry and hurt for every person of colour involved in this sport — the players, wives, front office staff, coaches, trainers, the fans who love this sport. And for the families of those who lost their lives at the hands of mass murderers who, in their own words, wanted to kill people of color.”

Elizabeth Swarzak later responded in an Instagram story, where she insisted the conversation posted by Giolito was edited.

“Love to everyone for shining LIGHT ON ME! AN EDITED conversation doesn’t define ME,” Swarzak wrote. “I love all people and respect all walks of life. I simply will not idle by as these atrocities unfold and lives are lost. I want a BETTER LIFE FOR everyone, especially children prone to gun violence in major cities.

“Apparently there’s some confusion about white nationalism. I think there’s nationalism which great to be proud of your country and there’s white supremacy which I completely oppose and believe there’s no superior race. But it’s irresponsible to use the word ‘white nationalism’ as it spreads a false narrative that it’s negative to be proud OF YOUR COUNTRY. Again, this was an edited POST!”