Josh Donaldson

There is long-standing beef between the White Sox and Josh Donaldson, previously with the Minnesota Twins and now with the New York Yankees, but today may ...

Donaldson trying to make a joke out of it still strikes me as racist and unacceptable. Or was he never really OK with it and you just kept thinking it was OK? It sounds pretty awful in any case. — White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox)May 21, 2022 — White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox)May 21, 2022 But what was originally said that set all this up? — White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox)May 21, 2022

NEW YORK — White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal didn't even wait for Yankees designated hitter Josh Donaldson to get into the batter's box.

“In 2019, (Anderson) came out with an interview and said he was the new Jackie Robinson of baseball and he was going to bring back fun to the game. “I guess he lives in his own world.” “We’ll see,” he said. I just thought it was a little low and I wanted to make sure I got my teammate’s back. “This game went through a period in time where a lot of those comments were made, and I think we’re way past that. “Donaldson. And that’s all I’m going to say.

Tim Anderson accused Josh Donaldson of making a racist comment on Saturday that nearly ignited a benches-clearing brawl.

“But we’ll see.” The two crossed paths again Saturday in the seventh after Donaldson walked and was erased at second on a double play ball. “I called him Jackie. He came out with an interview that says he’s the new Jackie Robinson … We’ve actually joked about that,” Donaldson said. A week ago, the two got into it at third base when Donaldson appeared to push Anderson off the bag, resulting in Anderson shoving Donaldson off him and the two exchanging words. After the Yankees’ 7-5 victory at the Stadium, Anderson said Donaldson used the phrase, “What’s up, Jackie?” multiple times to him during the game. … That happened the first time he got on, and I let it go that time, and it happened again.

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson took offense to being called "Jackie" by Yankees DH Josh Donaldson, a comment deemed "racist" by Chicago manager Tony La ...

Said Boone of the incident: "I know ... some talk of that. Donaldson admitted after the game to calling Anderson "Jackie" -- a nod to Jackie Robinson -- in the first inning. In the fifth inning of the Saturday game, White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal stood up from his crouch and began jawing at Donaldson as he approached the plate. "He made a racist comment, Donaldson, and that's all I'm going to say. Donaldson, a former AL MVP in his first season with the Yankees, was escorted off the field by manager Aaron Boone, and Anderson, an All-Star shortstop, was led off by third-base coach Joe McEwing. "He just made a disrespectful comment," Anderson said.

New York Yankees DH Josh Donaldson says his comment to Chicago White Sox SS Tim Anderson, referring to him as Jackie Robinson, was not intended to be ...

Donaldson revealed that he had already spoken to some of his teammates about what transpired, trying to clear the air. "What it seems like is they talked about it as a team and then he tried to confront me," Donaldson said. “It happened in the first—the first time he got on—and I spared him that time,” Anderson added. "My meaning of that is not in any term trying to be racist, by any fact of the matter. "In 2019, he came out with the interview and said that he's the new Jackie Robinson of baseball. I've said it to him in years past, not in any manner than just joking around for the fact that he called himself Jackie Robinson."

Donaldson incited a benches-clearing incident on Saturday after referring to Anderson as "Jackie"

Donaldson also claimed that Anderson had in the past "tried to get in my face and say a couple of words to me," suggesting that the two were not on the friendliest of terms entering Saturday's game. It should be noted that Anderson's quote came in the middle of an article where the main topic at hand was the isolation he feels as a Black man playing a sport that is predominantly played, managed, and governed by white men. A Yankees spokesperson subsequently claimed Donaldson has called Anderson "Jackie" in the past. 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." Newsday's Laura Albanese has since reported that MLB is "concerned" about Donaldson's comment and intends to investigate. New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson incited a benches-clearing spat during the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox after catcher Yasmani Grandal confronted him following comments he made toward shortstop Tim Anderson earlier in the contest.

Josh Donaldson admitted after the Yankees' 7-5 win in The Bronx that he jokingly called Anderson “Jackie”.

“I thought that was a joke between [Anderson] and I, because we’ve talked about it before,” Donaldson said. Donaldson later said he explained the story behind calling Anderson “Jackie,” to some of his teammates. That’s why after I slid into second base today [in the seventh inning], I just kind of looked at him after he said something to me and I’m like, ‘All right, I’ve had enough.’ I just laughed.” “That happened the first time he got on, and I let it go that time, and it happened again. “I don’t play like that,” Anderson said. “It was just off of an interview what he called himself.

Tim Anderson and the White Sox got heated with Josh Donaldson for calling the star shortstop "Jackie."

Donaldson said he felt the self-reference had been a joke between the two of them in the past.— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) May 21, 2022 Josh Donaldson said that in the past, and and Tim Anderson had joked about it.— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) pic.twitter.com/kMaSopsNaC May 21, 2022 He was trying to get under Anderson’s skin by calling arguably the biggest Black star in MLB today by the name of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier. This is the quote from Tim Anderson that Josh Donaldson referenced today. Grandal was standing up for teammate Tim Anderson after Donaldson made a racist remark to him on multiple occasions earlier in the game. The benches cleared and Anderson had to be restrained by teammates.

Major League Baseball is set to investigate New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson. What he thought was a joke was not taken that way at all.

Considering the current social and political climate, it is understandable that the league is going to look into the matter. That was the cause of that confrontation, with Grandal calling those comments “unacceptable” and making sure he had Anderson’s back. Anderson, meanwhile, did not find this amusing at all, something that he made very clear after the game.

Donaldson touched off two bench-clearing incidents with remarks he made to Tim Anderson. They might not have been racist, but they nevertheless elevated ...

He should approach Anderson directly and explain the misunderstanding. It’s in Donaldson’s hands to propose a truce before today’s doubleheader. NEW YORK – I don’t believe Josh Donaldson had a racist motive for calling Tim Anderson “Jackie” on Saturday. It was a taunt to get under Anderson’s skin, which successfully set off two bench-clearing incidents between the Yankees and White Sox. But even if Donaldson meant no serious slur, as he claims, the judgment and timing were poor.

Former Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson has been accused of making a racist comment toward Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson on Saturday ...

That's not what I was trying to do by any manner and that's what happened.'' "He just made a disrespectful comment," Anderson said after the game. "My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter,'' Donaldson said.

During the New York Yankees' 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox Saturday, Yankees' third baseman Josh Donaldson, who is White, made a racist comment to ...

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." "We are not trying to start any brawls or anything like that," Donaldson said to reporters after the game. "I kind of feel like today's Jackie Robinson," Anderson said in 2019, while saying he wanted to bring "fun" back to baseball. "It happened in the first -- the first time he got on -- and I spared him that time. Anderson said it wasn't the first time Donaldson made the comment to him during the game. Both teams were issued warnings but no one was ejected from the game.

The Chicago White Sox have problems with Josh Donaldson. He always seems to be annoying players that play for Chicago and the benches cleared.

In the middle of the Saturday afternoon game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, there were some fireworks. There have been issues between Josh Donaldson and the Chicago White Sox for a while now. Yasmani Grandal was clearly not happy with him and gave him an earful before the at-bat. Before you knew it, the benches and bullpens were cleared at Yankee Stadium. There were boos at Guaranteed Rate Field, comments back to him in the media from White Sox players, and a whole lot of bad blood. Well, some of that bad blood spilled over into the 2022 season clearly.

Benches cleared between the Yankees and White Sox after Josh Donaldson called Chicago's African-American shortstop Tim Anderson “Jackie.”

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Donaldson, the Yankees' third baseman, said his remarks to Tim Anderson referenced a magazine article in which Anderson said he was “today's Jackie Robinson ...

“We’re not trying to start any brawls or anything like that,” Donaldson said. Donaldson then told reporters that he confronted Giolito in the stadium’s parking lot. “That happened in the first, the first time he got on, and I spared him that time,” Anderson said. Donaldson added: “Obviously, he deemed that it was disrespectful. That resulted in an exchange of words and a modest bench clearing. “In 2019, he came out with an interview, said that he’s the new Jackie Robinson of baseball and he’s going to bring back fun for the game, right? Donaldson, meanwhile, said he has been calling Anderson “Jackie” for years. “Basically, he was trying to call me Jackie Robinson,” Anderson said. In 2019, when I played for Atlanta, we actually joked about that in the game. It was just off an interview.” Shortly after the Yankees beat Chicago at Yankee Stadium, 7-5, Donaldson, who is white, admitted to calling Anderson, who is Black, “Jackie” in the first inning. Grandal, pointing toward Anderson at shortstop, got face to face with Donaldson, and the benches cleared.

New York Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson admitted to calling White Sox star Tim Anderson "Jackie Robinson," and yes, that's a problem.

But regardless of his intent, there needs to be an understanding that this was wrong solely due to the troubling history black players endured in this sport. But that doesn’t minimize what Anderson has experienced or currently experiences as someone who represents less than 8% of the players in the sport. And not to give La Russa the “seal of approval” here, but a guy who’s been in MLB since 1963 should probably be trusted when he says something of that magnitude. Whether you agree with that or not, you’re not Tim Anderson and you don’t know what he’s feeling as one of the few black men in MLB today. Last Friday, Donaldson applied an aggressive tag on Anderson that seemed to be a bunch of nothing, but Anderson took exception and the benches cleared. On Saturday, the trash talking ensued and the benches cleared again, but now there’s a more serious discussion to be had.

White Sox Manager Tony La Russa deemed the comment "racist" and MLB reportedly will look into the matter.

“My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter,'' Donaldson said ( via ESPN). “Obviously, he deemed it disrespectful. In the fifth inning, White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal confronted Donaldson as he stepped up to the plate for an at-bat. Donaldson told reporters that the two had joked about the interview in the past. Tensions boiled over in the third and fifth innings. Anderson said that the Yankees’ third baseman called him “Jackie” twice during the game. In the third, Donaldson and Anderson exchanged comments as Donaldson rounded second base after making the final out of the inning.

Liam Hendriks doesn't buy Josh Donaldson's explanation for his "Jackie" remark to Tim Anderson, saying the Yankees third baseman's comment was "unacceptable ...

Donaldson said Saturday that he was "trying to defuse" any lingering tension when the players crossed paths early in the game. "[Donaldson] knew damn well what he was doing," Hendriks said. Donaldson said it was a reference about which he has "joked around" with Anderson in the past. In the third inning, Donaldson had rounded second base after the final out and began jawing with Anderson as the teams came off the field. "So whether it's an internal thing that has to happen on their side, today we show up and do what we came here to do -- we have a chance to win two games at Yankee Stadium." I saw what Aaron said -- he's between a rock and a hard place there."

Aaron Boone spoke with Josh Donaldson and other Yankees about Saturday's incident involving Tim Anderson, and he believes that Donaldson should not have ...

“My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter. Not that that makes it a great thing, but it definitely changes the context in my opinion about it. Donaldson contended after the game that he was joking about Anderson referring to himself in a 2019 Sports Illustrated story as “today’s Jackie Robinson.”

White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson have been at odds here in the past few weeks and things went to the next level on ...

That was just a completely unacceptable thing and trying to whip it out as being an inside joke, that's horseshit. "That's completely inappropriate, and then after hearing what was said after the game, usually you have inside jokes with the people you get along with, not people that don't get along at all," Hendriks told reporters of Donaldson's explanation. Donaldson said he did so, but that it was an inside joke ( for a full and detailed breakdown, we've got you covered here).

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks lit into Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson Sunday over Donaldson referring to Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson as "Jackie."

He just didn’t intend the repercussions to be as swift and as thick as they were.” “I know a couple of our guys made sure that a couple of their guys in their clubhouse knew exactly what was going on,” Hendriks said. And as a whole, none of them have gotten along [with Donaldson]. So him trying to whip out that narrative is complete and utter bulls–t…I don’t understand how he ever thought about it like that.