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Former Mets pitcher McDowell accused of hurling gay slurs at Giants fans, apologizes

Mets 1986 World Series hero Roger McDowell — the “second spitter” in a famed “Seinfeld” episode — before a recent game in San Francisco made anti-gay slurs and lewd motions with a bat at fans, then threatened a dad who had complained in front of his terrified twin daughters and wife, it was revealed today.

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“He came toward me with a bat, and he was pointing at me and asking how much my teeth were worth,” said Justin Quinn, 33, about McDowell’s major-league meltdown during batting practice for last Saturday’s San Francisco Giants-Atlanta Braves game.

Quinn said the Braves pitching coach also barked, “Kids don’t f—ing belong at the baseball park” after Quinn pointed out that kids had heard McDowell saying to three male fans, “Are you three giving it to each other up the a—?”

McDowell apologized Wednesday over the allegations, the Atlanta Journal Constution reported.

In a statement Wednesday, McDowell said, “I am deeply sorry that I responded to the heckling fans in San Francisco on Saturday. I apologize to everyone for my actions.”

In a statement, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said, “Although I do not yet have all the facts regarding this incident, the allegations are very troubling to me.”

Quinn and his lawyer Gloria Allred demanded that Major League Baseball fine McDowell and the Braves, and order him to undergo sensitivity training.

Quinn also reported the incident to San Francisco Police.

McDowell played in the majors from 1985 until 1996, breaking in with the Mets and staying with them until he was traded to the Phillies during the 1989 season.