New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson found himself in hot water after he made a disrespectful comment directed at Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. Donaldson called Anderson, who is black, ‘Jackie', referencing a 2019 interview the White Sox star conducted with Sports Illustrated where the star shortstop compared himself to Jackie Robinson.
Donaldson's comment enraged the White Sox and Anderson, who believed it to be a racist remark. The ‘Jackie' comment earned the Yankees star a one-game suspension from the MLB, which he appealed. On Monday, the results of Donaldson's appeal were announced, per the Associated Press.
Major League Baseball has upheld Josh Donaldson’s one-game suspension, a penalty that was assessed after the New York Yankees third baseman made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist.
Donaldson's one-game suspension was upheld by MLB special adviser John McHale, who heard the Yankee third baseman's appeal. He will serve the suspension during the Yankees' opening game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
Donaldson did have his fine reduced in half to $5,000. It's clear that the MLB wasn't buying the Yankees third baseman's insistence that the comment was a running joke with Anderson.
Hopefully, Donaldson avoids making such comments in the future.
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