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Former MLB All-Star Ender Inciarte expressed his frustration with part of the Disney Cruise Line on Sunday in a social media post.
Inciarte wrote that he was upset about men dressing up as women on cruises that are geared more toward children than adults.
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New York Mets center fielder Ender Inciarte (22) watches from the bench during the eighth inning against the Houston Astros at Citi Field on June 28, 2022. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)
“Hey @DisneyCruise.. love your cruises! Except for the part where there are men dressed as women,” he wrote on X. “Thought you got over that already.”
The three-time Gold Glove outfielder did not specify what happened on the cruise he was on. But he pushed back at those who accused him of spreading hate on social media.
“It was not hate or a personal attack. It was an opinion based on my convictions. I believe in respecting everyone, but also in calling a spade a spade without mockery or contempt. Living in peace does not mean silencing your conscience,” he wrote in response to a critic.
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Atlanta Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte (11) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run against the New York Mets at Citi Field on June 23, 2021. (John Jones/USA TODAY Sports)
“Then where is my hatred?” he told another X user. “All I’m saying is my kid walks into a place where a 6-foot-tall guy is dressed as a woman and acts like he’s going to traumatize my kid on a family cruise. I don’t think it’s hate, I just don’t want to normalize that behavior.”
Pakinomist Digital reached out to Disney for comment.
He received some support from Payton McNabb, a former volleyball player who has been part of the Save Women’s Sports movement to ban trans inclusion in women’s and girls’ sports.
Inciarte played nine years in the majors from 2014 to 2022.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte (11) warms up during spring training at CoolToday Park on Feb. 25, 2021. (Jonathan Dyer/USA TODAY Sports)
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He played six years for the Atlanta Braves, two for the Arizona Diamondbacks and one for the New York Mets. The Venezuelan native was an All-Star in 2017, hitting .304 with 201 hits, 27 doubles and 11 homers.
