WATCH: Tim Anderson alleges Josh Donaldson called him 'Jackie' on field
After a bench-clearing altercation on Saturday, White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson revealed what Josh Donaldson said to him on the field. Anderson said during a post-game interview that Donaldson called him “Jackie” to set off their altercation, a reference to MLB legend Jackie Robinson.
Tim Anderson on Josh Donaldson’s comment
“He just made a disrespectful comment,” explained Anderson after the game. “Basically he tried to call me Jackie Robinson. He said ‘what’s up Jackie?’ I don’t play like that. I don’t really play at all. I wasn’t really gonna bother nobody today but he made a comment, it was disrespectful. I don’t think it was called for. It’s unnecessary.”
Anderson was asked a follow-up question asking how he was able to compose himself after hearing something that upset him so deeply, and the Tuscaloosa-native explained he wasn’t sure how the situation didn’t escalate.
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“I don’t know to be honest. It’s very disrespectful.”
Manager Tony La Russa outright claimed the comment made by Donaldson was “racist” when discussing the incident himself.
“He made a racist comment, Donaldson. That’s all I’m gonna’ say. That’s as strong as it gets,” explained La Russa when a reporter noted how harsh his criticism was.