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#Documentary #InvestigativeJournalism #espn Fort Myers High School baseball players staged a walkout on their own teammates six weeks after an assistant coach sent a text message to the team that included a racial slur. The culture wars playing out in Florida schools over the teaching of race and culture, book banning and more, are in full effect in Lee County, and they exploded in real time during the 2023 baseball season, tearing the team apart. The fallout continues, with the filing of two federal discrimination lawsuits, including one by former Major League Baseball player Michael Tucker, whose son is on the team. Using exclusive interviews, cell phone videos, public records and body camera footage from police, ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant and director Nicole Noren explore what led to the walkout in this investigative documentary. It’s a film about the players, parents and program who were affected and what this situation can teach about divisiveness in America and its effect on young people. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to Madrid Tucker and Tate Reilly 2:35 The Text 14:09 The Walkout 20:33 The Aftermath ***Content warning: This program contains descriptions of hate speech and content that some viewers may find upsetting. Viewer discretion is advised. To learn more about this story, please go to the report by Howard Bryant on : ESPN Daily podcast episode: Copyright @ 2024 ESPN, Inc. All rights reserved. Credits: Reporter/Producer: Howard Bryant Director/Producer/Writer: Nicole Noren Editor: Jessica Foster Sr. Executive Producer: Chris Buckle Executive Producers: Rayna Banks, Jena Janovy Associate Producer: Lyndsey Armacost Cinematography: John Paluzzi, Pete Gill, Sara Swan, Tommy Bartlett Camera Operator: Josh Therriault, Michael Olszewski Production Audio: Randy Sparrazza, Jack Neu, Daniel Gomez, Steve Nelson Motion Design: Nick Waligorski Research Manager: John Mastroberardino Photo Editor: Jessi Dodge Sound Design and Mixer: David Jaunai Legal: Peter Scher ESPN Creative Studio: Emeka Anene, Michelle Bashaw, Robert Booth, Nick Galac, Kady Lawson, Eric Paul, Renata Sedzimir Video/Photo Courtesies: WZVN, Amanda Inscore – USA TODAY Sports, MLB Network, Getty Images, Fort Myers High baseball parents and players, School District of Lee County (FL), Fort Myers Police Department #CultureWars #Florida #FortMyersHigh #YouthSports #HighSchoolBaseball ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN ✔️ Get the ESPN App: ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV:
