New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson acquired a one-game suspension and undisclosed tremendous Monday for what Major League Baseball described as “inappropriate comments” made to Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson throughout Saturday’s sport at Yankee Stadium.
“There is no dispute over what was said on the field,” Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice chairman for on-field operations, stated in a press release. “Regardless of Mr. Donaldson’s intent, the remark he directed towards Mr. Anderson was disrespectful and in poor judgment, significantly when seen within the context of their prior interactions.
“In addition, Mr. Donaldson’s remark was a contributing factor in a bench-clearing incident between the teams and warrants discipline.”
Donaldson has elected to attraction.
Donaldson was operating between second and third base after Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s flyout to proper ended the third inning when Anderson stated Donaldson “made a disrespectful comment.”
“Basically tried to call me Jackie Robinson: ‘What’s up, Jackie?’” Anderson stated Saturday. “He made the comment and it was disrespectful and I don’t think it was called for. It was unnecessary.”
Donaldson and Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal exchanged phrases earlier than Donaldson’s fifth-inning at-bat, and the benches cleared.
Donaldson admitted after the sport, “I called him Jackie,” later including: “I thought that was a joke between him and I because we have talked about it before. … He’s called himself Jackie Robinson. That’s why I thought it was funny between us.”
Donaldson referred to a 2019 Sports Illustrated article that got here out quickly after Anderson’s bat flip in opposition to the Kansas City Royals and subsequent plunking made information.
The article mentioned a “have-fun barrier.”
“I kind of feel like today’s Jackie Robinson,” Anderson stated within the article. “That’s huge to say. But it’s cool, man, because he changed the game, and I feel like I’m getting to a point to where I need to change the game.”
Anderson expanded later, telling reporters on May 1, 2019: “Just more so on the side of I’m trying to have fun — and they don’t want me to have fun. So I think it’s cool when you bring excitement to the game and you bring something different. I think I bring something different to the game, and that’s a lot of energy and a lot of excitement.”
Donaldson added on Saturday: “My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter. It was just off of an interview. … Just trying to defuse it, make light like, ‘Hey, we’re not trying to start any brawls or anything like that.’ Obviously he deemed that it was disrespectful and if he did, I apologize. That’s not what I was trying to do by any manner.”
Sox nearer Liam Hendriks on Sunday stated Donaldson’s rationalization was “complete bull(bleep).”
Saturday’s bench-clearing incident was the second between the groups this season.
On May 13 at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Sox loaded the bases with one out within the first. Gavin Sheets struck out and Yankees catcher Jose Trevino threw to 3rd to attempt to get Anderson.
Anderson made it safely by diving, however Donaldson, taking part in third, tried to nudge him off the bottom. The benches and dugouts briefly cleared.
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