Delmon Young Apologizes Following Arrest On Hate Crime Harassment Charge

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young has apologized following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge.

Police say Young got into a fight with a group of men early Friday outside the team's midtown Manhattan hotel and yelled anti-Semitic epithets.

Young's statement apologizes to the Tigers owners and organization, his teammates, family and Detroit fans and says, "I sincerely regret what happened last night."

Young adds, "I take this matter very seriously and assure everyone that I will do everything I can to improve myself as a person and player."

A spokesperson says Young is due back in court on May 29th. She says it's a hate crime misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.

Young was arraigned on charges of aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor,  and set bond at $5,000 cash or bond.

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