Aaron Decide criticized Yankee teammate Josh Donaldson for calling Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson “Jackie,” the reference to Jackie Robinson that price Donaldson a one-game suspension and a fantastic.
“It’s a tricky one,’’ Decide mentioned after Monday’s 6-4 loss to Baltimore of the incident on Saturday in The Bronx that led to the suspension.
“Joke or not, I don’t assume it’s the best factor to do there,’’ Decide mentioned of Donaldson repeatedly calling Anderson, who's black, “Jackie,” in what Donaldson mentioned was an try and defuse tensions between the 2 after they almost got here to blows when the groups met in Chicago final weekend.
“Given the historical past, particularly the collection in Chicago and the little little bit of beef between Anderson and [Donaldson],’’ Decide mentioned. “Anderson is among the finest shortstops within the sport and is an enormous a part of MLB and the way we will develop the sport. [Donaldson] getting a one-game suspension … I don’t know. He made a mistake, owned as much as it and we’ve obtained to maneuver on.”
Decide mentioned Donaldson spoke to the crew in an try to clarify his habits, referring to the 2019 Sports activities Illustrated article by which Anderson mentioned “I sort of really feel like at the moment’s Jackie Robinson.”
However whereas Decide appeared ready to go away the controversy up to now, it received’t be forgotten.
“He’s a professional,’’ Decide mentioned of Donaldson. “He talked to all of us and stuffed us in on what he was referring to. However nonetheless, I don’t assume it was the best transfer in any respect.”
Decide added once more, “it’s time to maneuver on.”
“We’re grown males,’’ he mentioned. “He owned as much as what he did. That’s all you possibly can ask, particularly once we’re enjoying video games day-after-day. Can’t sit right here and linger on quite a bit. … You be taught from it if you make a mistake.”
Aaron Boone mentioned he disagreed with MLB’s resolution to ban Donaldson, though he revered the league’s course of.
“They did their due diligence and made what was a tricky name,” the supervisor mentioned. “I don’t agree with it. I don’t assume it warranted a suspension.”
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