John Locke refused to attend Sunday’s Super Bowl LX halftime show. former atlanta braves The pitcher made his feelings about Bad Bunny’s performance clear in a social media post before tipoff.

Lock pitched in the major leagues from 1998 to 2003, mostly with Atlanta. Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is a Puerto Rican musician who just made Grammy history by winning Album of the Year for Debí Tirar Mas Fotos.

The former reliever posted his message on X just before the game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

“I refuse to watch a Super Bowl halftime show performed by a cross-dressing foreigner who disrespects the country that has given him everything,” Roque wrote on Sunday.

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I refuse to watch a Super Bowl halftime show performed by a cross-dressing foreigner who disrespects the country that has given him everything.

Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898. Everyone born there automatically becomes a U.S. citizen, making Bad Bunny a natural-born U.S. citizen, despite Rock claiming otherwise. The 31-year-old artist grew up in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, bagging groceries at Econo supermarket while uploading songs to Soundcloud.

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On Sunday, the Obama Foundation joined the fray, directly attacking critics. The group shared a video showing every time “Bad Bunny” appears on Barack Obama’s list of favorite songs for the year.

The foundation’s headline reads: “Enjoy a delicious benito bowl from one born American citizen to another!” Less than a week ago, Donald Trump released a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

Trump said he would not attend the game, calling “Bad Bunny” and opening act “Green Day” “terrible” choices. Right-wing group Turning Point USA countered by booking Kid Rock to participate in the National Halftime Show, a direct rival to the NFL’s live broadcast.

Bad Bunny wins his second Grammy An album sung entirely in Spanish was released last week. He used his Best of Urbana speech to appeal to immigration enforcement, telling the crowd to “get out of ICE” and saying people were not “savages” or “animals.” The artist added that fighting hatred requires choosing love over more hostility.