He’s out of here. Major League Baseball has fined and suspended New York Yankees player Josh Donaldson for one game in the wake of his “disrespectful” comments toward Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson.“There is no dispute over what was said on the field,” the league said in a statement on Monday, May 23, after Donaldson, 35, and Anderson, 28, sparked a fight during their Saturday, May 21, game. “Regardless of Mr.
Donaldson’s intent, the comment he directed toward Mr. Anderson was disrespectful and in poor judgment, particularly when viewed in the context of their prior interactions.”The statement continued: “In addition, Mr.
Donaldson’s remark was a contributing factor in a bench-clearing incident between the teams, and warrants discipline.”During the fifth inning of the game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday, White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal confronted the Yankees slugger at home plate.
Both teams cleared the benches and began pushing and shoving one another while Anderson’s teammates held him back. After the game, Chicago’s manager Tony La Russa told reporters that Donaldson “made a racist comment,” which caused the scuffle.“He just made a disrespectful comment,” Anderson later revealed. “Basically was trying to call me Jackie Robinson, like, ‘What’s up Jackie?’ I don’t play like that.
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