USA Today Makes Massive Headline Blunder About Theo Epstein and Banned Cubs Fan on Twitter

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A Chicago Cubs fan recently received a life-time ban from Wrigley Field after he was caught flashing a questionable hand gesture on TV during a Cubs game. While Theo Epstein and the rest of Chicago's front office were widely praised for acting decisively, one USA Today tweet didn't exactly paint them in the best light.

Big news if true from the @USATODAY pic.twitter.com/OfggZcXWa8
— Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. (@wiltfongjr) May 9, 2019

According to this Tweet, Epstein was the one who got banned for life for flashing a racist gesture, which is obviously not the case. Yikes.

To the publication's credit, USA Today quickly deleted the tweet and sent out an updated version.

The fan in question was identified and banned for life from Wrigley Field, according to Cubs’ president of baseball operations Theo Epstein. This is a corrected tweet – thanks to everyone for spotting the error! https://t.co/OUILK7CCtZ
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 9, 2019

This was nothing more than a copy-editing mistake, and it's hard to believe there were ever any fans who took the original tweet at face value.

The only real loser here is whoever wrote the tweet, as they probably had to answer some tough questions from their boss this morning.

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