WOKE Social Media Is Outraged After Black Little Leaguer Gets Cotton Put In His Hair By His Fellow Teammates On Live TV

ESPN is under fire after angering fans during an ill-advised Little World Series segment.

On Sunday night, a segment during the Red Sox-Orioles game featured several little world series players putting cotton on their black teammate’s hair with no context.

Fans were outraged and demanded an explanation as to what was going on.

The incident happened in the eighth inning of the Red Sox vs. Orioles Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Penn. ... when several members of the Davenport, Iowa, Little League team -- who are white -- took stuffing out of giveaway toys and placed it on a Black teammate's head.

Many on social media were outraged by the visuals on the ESPN broadcast ... considering the Black player did not appear to be laughing about it at all.

But, reps for the LLWS said in a statement Monday that after speaking with the Black child's mother and coaches, they've been assured: "that there was no ill-intent behind the action shown during the broadcast."

"After speaking with the team," officials said, "as well as reviewing photos, multiple players on the Midwest Region team were taking part in this while enjoying the game."