San Francisco fires baseball coach after lawsuit
University of San Francisco fires baseball coach Nino Giarratano after lawsuit
Nakamura performed a skit in which he crawled out of the dugout completely naked on all fours, the lawsuit said. He then proceeded to move to a kneeling position in front of the players and swung his genitals around, according to the lawsuit.
Nakamura was also known to walk naked in front of players in hotel rooms, as well as participating in and encouraging a culture of extremely sexualized banter, according to the lawsuit. This included listing women's body parts or fluids he wanted to eat or drink, making sexual comments about women on campus, and miming sex acts before practice — an apparent attempt at relaxing the student-athletes — the suit said.
In another instance in November, the players said Nakamura pretended to be at a buffet and had a player do a handstand. He then grabbed the player's legs, split them open, and "pretended to eat spaghetti out of the player's genital region," the players said
On a third occasion, a naked Nakamura stood on a table and swung his genitals in a helicopter motion and yelled "Hey [player's name]," as the player fielded ground balls after practice.
The three former players, identified as John Does in the lawsuit, described varying forms of abuse and described a culture in which "it was 'normal' to see [former assistant coach Troy Nakamura] naked on the field or in a window, swinging his penis in a helicopter fashion while the entire team -- and [Giarratano] -- watched."
John Doe 1 alleges that Giarratano referred to him using several expletives and repeatedly berated him in an attempt to pressure him to leave the program (he had a significant four-year guaranteed scholarship). He entered the transfer portal in January.
John Doe 2 outlined a pattern of verbal and emotional abuse that resulted in five emergency room visits in the fall of 2021, which contributed to his decision to leave the program.
John Doe 3 said Giarratano told him he was a waste of space, that none of his teammates or coaches liked him and that "I wish I could take my bat and hit your head as hard as I can and maybe I can get your brain to work," according to the laws
uit.
University of San Francisco fires baseball coach Nino Giarratano after lawsuit
Nakamura performed a skit in which he crawled out of the dugout completely naked on all fours, the lawsuit said. He then proceeded to move to a kneeling position in front of the players and swung his genitals around, according to the lawsuit.
Nakamura was also known to walk naked in front of players in hotel rooms, as well as participating in and encouraging a culture of extremely sexualized banter, according to the lawsuit. This included listing women's body parts or fluids he wanted to eat or drink, making sexual comments about women on campus, and miming sex acts before practice — an apparent attempt at relaxing the student-athletes — the suit said.
In another instance in November, the players said Nakamura pretended to be at a buffet and had a player do a handstand. He then grabbed the player's legs, split them open, and "pretended to eat spaghetti out of the player's genital region," the players said
On a third occasion, a naked Nakamura stood on a table and swung his genitals in a helicopter motion and yelled "Hey [player's name]," as the player fielded ground balls after practice.
The three former players, identified as John Does in the lawsuit, described varying forms of abuse and described a culture in which "it was 'normal' to see [former assistant coach Troy Nakamura] naked on the field or in a window, swinging his penis in a helicopter fashion while the entire team -- and [Giarratano] -- watched."
John Doe 1 alleges that Giarratano referred to him using several expletives and repeatedly berated him in an attempt to pressure him to leave the program (he had a significant four-year guaranteed scholarship). He entered the transfer portal in January.
John Doe 2 outlined a pattern of verbal and emotional abuse that resulted in five emergency room visits in the fall of 2021, which contributed to his decision to leave the program.
John Doe 3 said Giarratano told him he was a waste of space, that none of his teammates or coaches liked him and that "I wish I could take my bat and hit your head as hard as I can and maybe I can get your brain to work," according to the laws
uit.
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