White Sox general manager Rick Hahn was equally vague about his opinion on the punishment but was more than happy with his team's response to the incident, both on and off the field. "I could care less about the suspension." "It's out of my control, so I'm cool with whatever," Anderson said. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge said Donaldson made "a mistake." And the league, in suspending Donaldson, felt his comment was "disrespectful and in poor judgment."Īnderson was asked if he felt the one-game suspension and fine was appropriate. The two players had words that night and then again this past weekend in New York, leading to Donaldson calling Anderson "Jackie" once again.ĭonaldson said the "Jackie" comment was in reference to a 2019 interview with Sports Illustrated in which Anderson described himself as feeling like "today's Jackie Robinson" in how he's "getting to a point where I need to change the game." Donaldson said it was a reference about which he has "joked around" with Anderson in the past. I know, he knew exactly what he was doing because I already told him."Īnderson claims while Donaldson played for the Minnesota Twins, the two had no contact, but that changed after a hard slide into third base by the shortstop in a game in Chicago between the two teams. "I don't speak to you, you don't speak to me, if that's how you want to refer to me. "He did say that, and I told him we never have to talk again," Anderson recalled. MLB, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Minnesota TwinsĬHICAGO - White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson says there was no inside joke between he and New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson regarding Donaldson calling Anderson "Jackie" over the weekend, in reference to Jackie Robinson.Īnderson, speaking publicly on Tuesday for the first time since Major League Baseball punished Donaldson with a one-game suspension, said the two haven't had a relationship since the first time he called him Jackie, back in 2019. Tim Anderson addresses Josh Donaldson incident, 'could care less about the suspension' You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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