Curt Schilling

Former Phillies pitcher Curt Schilling is pictured in this 2013 file photo. Schilling took to his blog to identify two New Jersey men as the Twitter users who made sexually-explicit comments about his daughter.

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Two New Jersey men, including one who worked as a part-time ticket seller for the Yankees, incurred the wrath of former major leaguer Curt Schilling this weekend after they allegedly posted sexually explicit tweets about the all-star's underage daughter.

The former Phillies and Red Sox great took to his blog this week to identify the two men as among those who made vulgar comments on Twitter about 17-year-old Gabby Schilling.

Schilling posted a congratulatory tweet last week celebrating his daughter's acceptance into Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, where she will play softball. Schilling said he received responses that he expected, such as people saying that they wanted to date her or couldn't wait to party with her.

Congrats to Gabby Schilling who will pitch for the Salve Regina Seahawks next year!! — Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 25, 2015

But Schilling wrote that he then began seeing vulgar tweets, including ones that included mentions of rape.

Schilling focused on messages he said were posted by two people in particular: Sean MacDonald, a Montclair State University graduate, and Adam Nagel, a student at Brookdale Community College who college officials said has been suspended pending an official conduct review. MacDonald and Nagel did not respond to requests for comment.

The social media accounts of both men have been deactivated.

Schilling posted screen shots of their tweets, which included vulgar and sexually violent language.

Schilling wrote on his blog that "I was a jock my whole life. I played sports my whole life. Baseball since I was 5 until I retired at 41. I know clubhouses. I lived in a dorm. I get it. Guys will be guys. Guys will say dumb crap, often. But I can't ever remember, drunk, in a clubhouse, with best friends, with anyone, ever speaking like this to someone."

"These boys have yet to understand one of life's most important lessons," Schilling wrote later on in his blog. "In the real world you get held accountable for the things you say and if you are not careful that can mean some different things."

MacDonald was hired as a part-time ticket seller for the New York Yankees at the end of January, according to Jason Zillo, the team's director of communications.

Zillo said MacDonald worked about 18 hours over four days for the Yankees. Zillo said MacDonald was fired today.

"We have zero tolerance for anything like this," Zillo said. "We've terminated him."

MacDonald, who recently graduated, was a former vice president of the Theta Xi fraternity at Montclair State University.

The fraternity posted on social media that they were aware of the "inappropriate and offensive tweets that were posted by an alumnus of Theta Xi Fraternity. We agree wholeheartedly that cyber-bullying is unacceptable and should not be tolerated."

Nagel enrolled at Brookdale in the fall of 2013, according to college officials, and, as a member the school's student radio club, had a one-hour weekly spot on WBJB's student radio streams.

The college issued a statement saying "the Twitter comments posted by this student are unacceptable and clearly violate the standards of conduct that are expected of all Brookdale students. The student has been summarily suspended and will be scheduled for a conduct hearing where further disciplinary action will be taken."

"The Brookdale Police are actively investigating this matter," the statement said. "Our sincerest apologies to Gabby Schilling. Her achievement should be celebrated and not clouded by offensive comments."

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