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Cubs fire DJ who made extremely poor song choice with Aroldis Chapman in the game

Published Nov. 15, 2016 3:06 p.m. ET

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Lindsey Foltin

The Chicago Cubs have fired the Wrigley Field DJ who was responsible for making a remarkably poor music choice during Sunday night's game, according to The Chicago Tribune.

After Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning, the song "Smack My B---- Up" blared from the Wrigley Field speakers.

It didn't take long for those in attendance to notice that the team was playing an extremely inappropriate and insensitive tune, especially considering Chapman was involved in a domestic violence incident last offseason.

The public outcry from the Sunday evening debacle carried into Monday morning, eventually pressuring the Cubs into firing the person responsible and issuing an apology for the mistake.

Cubs president Crane Kenney's statement (via The Chicago tribune):

"The selection of this track showed a lack of judgment and sensitivity to an important issue," Kenney said. "We have terminated our relationship with the employee responsible for making the selection and will be implementing stronger controls to review and approve music before public broadcast during our games."

While it's unfortunate that someone had to lose their job, it was the right move by the Cubs -- as it's almost unfathomable that such a tone-deaf decision was ever made in the first place. Regardless of who was on the mound, a Major League Baseball game doesn't seem like an appropriate place to play a song that continuously repeats the lyrics "Smack My B---- Up."

(Here's a link to the music video of the uncensored song)

The Cubs acquired Chapman from the Yankees last month prior to the non-waiver trade deadline, subjecting themselves to a lot of criticism for going against their principal of adding only "high-character" talent.

Chapman, a left-hander who averages 102 MPH, started the 2016 season off by serving a 30-day suspension issued by MLB for his involvement in an incident with his girlfriend, in which he allegedly choked her and fired eight shots from his handgun into the air. While no charges were filed, the league conducted an independent investigation and found enough evidence to warrant a suspension under the new domestic violence policy.

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