WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 17: Josh Hader #71 of the Milwaukee Brewers and the National League reacts as he is pulled from the game in the eighth inning against the American League during the 89th MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Hader addresses homophobic, racist tweets: 'I was young, immature, and stupid'

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Josh Hader came under fire on Tuesday as a series of old homophobic and racist tweets of his surfaced during the All-Star Game.

While the Milwaukee Brewers fireman was on the mound getting roughed up by the American League All-Stars, inappropriate tweets from Hader's past were retweeted. Shortly afterward, Hader's account went private.

I don’t care how long ago these tweets were, Josh Hader is cancelled. #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/MbvNPCaoV0
— Cameron Richardson (@therichreport) July 18, 2018

I wonder why pic.twitter.com/BsMSdX3Lrl
— Shannon (@Miss_Met) July 18, 2018

Following the game, Hader apologized for the misconduct, telling Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports "I was young, immature, and stupid."

"When you're a kid, you tweet what's on your mind," Hader added, according to Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times.

Josh Hader addresses the tweets that surfaced during the game pic.twitter.com/Zzh6uS2frH
— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) July 18, 2018

Hader's family, who were wearing jerseys with his name on them, reportedly took off their All-Star uniforms during the game and were given generic replacement jerseys, according to Passan.