{"id":451052,"date":"2022-05-22T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T09:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-josh-donaldson-jackie-was-long-running-joke\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T09:54:25","slug":"yankees-josh-donaldson-jackie-was-long-running-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-josh-donaldson-jackie-was-long-running-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees&#8217; Josh Donaldson: &#8216;Jackie&#8217; was long-running joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368c241b2d0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a368c241b2d0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-josh-donaldson-jackie-was-long-running-joke\/#%E2%80%9CYankees_Josh_Donaldson_%E2%80%98Jackie_was_long-running_joke%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Yankees&#8217; Josh Donaldson: &#8216;Jackie&#8217; was long-running joke&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYankees_Josh_Donaldson_%E2%80%98Jackie_was_long-running_joke%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Yankees&#8217; Josh Donaldson: &#8216;Jackie&#8217; was long-running joke&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tensions had been simmering between Josh Donaldson and Tim Anderson since last week, but the feud took a turn Saturday when the White Sox claimed the Yankees slugger made a racist comment toward Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson admitted after the Yankees\u2019 7-5 win in The Bronx that he jokingly called Anderson \u201cJackie\u201d \u2014 as he has in the past, he said \u2014 referring to a 2019 Sports Illustrated story in which Anderson described himself as \u201ctoday\u2019s Jackie Robinson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Donaldson insisted that the two had laughed about it before, Anderson, who is black, did not take it as a joke on Saturday. He said Donaldson asked him, \u201cWhat\u2019s up, Jackie?\u201d multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf something has changed from [2019], my meaning of that is not any term of trying to be racist by any fact of the matter,\u201d Donaldson said. \u201cIt was just off of an interview what he called himself. We\u2019ve said that before, we\u2019ve joked about it. He laughed, whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Anderson was not laughing on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/newspress-collage-22366276-1653212787206.jpg?1653198689&amp;w=1024&amp;1653198689\" alt=\"clearing incident with Josh Donaldson (right) who said he jokingly called Anderson &quot;Jackie&quot; for Jackie Robinson during the Yankees' 7-5 win over the White Sox.\" class=\"wp-image-22366294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/newspress-collage-22366276-1653212787206.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1653198689&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/newspress-collage-22366276-1653212787206.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1653198689 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/newspress-collage-22366276-1653212787206.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1653198689&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tim Anderson (left) is held back by Jose Abreu during a bench clearing incident with Josh Donaldson (right) who said he jokingly called Anderson \u201cJackie\u201d for Jackie Robinson during the Yankees\u2019 7-5 win over the White Sox.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t play like that,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cThat h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened the first time he got on, and I let it go that time, and it happened again. It\u2019s just uncalled for. \u2026 I\u2019ll never sleep this off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By early Saturday evening, Major League Baseball was looking into the matter and speaking with all relevant parties, according to a source. It\u2019s possible discipline could be handed down, depending on the results of that investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson said he called Anderson \u201cJackie\u201d in the first inning on Saturday in an attempt to diffuse the situation after tempers had flared between the two last weekend in Chicago. They jawed again Saturday in the third inning and the fifth, when White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal had an extended confrontation with Donaldson at the plate that led to the benches and bullpens clearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously he deemed that it was disrespectful,\u201d Donaldson said. \u201cLook, if he did, I apologize. That\u2019s not what I was trying to do by any matter. That\u2019s really what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Donaldson gave his side of the story to reporters, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he had heard \u201csome talk\u201d of what White Sox manager Tony La Russa alleged was a racist comment, but was still trying to get to the bottom of it.<\/p>\n<p>Donaldson later said he explained the story behind calling Anderson \u201cJackie,\u201d to some of his teammates. As for whether he would share that explanation directly with Anderson, Donaldson he\u2019d be \u201cmore than happy to talk,\u201d but wasn\u2019t sure if the White Sox star would be willing to hear him out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a couple situations where he\u2019s tried to get in my face and say other words to me,\u201d Donaldson said. \u201cIt just keeps happening. That\u2019s 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\u2019m like, \u2018All right, I\u2019ve had enough.\u2019 I just laughed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the final out of the third inning was made, Donaldson was rounding second base, but quickly stopped to talk with Anderson. A week removed from a dust-up between the two in Chicago, which had been set off by Donaldson appearing to push Anderson off the bag during a pickoff attempt, the two chirped at each other (Donaldson said Anderson threw profanities his way) before eventually going their separate ways.<\/p>\n<p>That set the stage for the bigger confrontation in the fifth inning. As Donaldson walked to the plate, Grandal confronted him about the \u201cJackie\u201d comment. Anderson soon ran in from his post at shortstop before the benches and bullpens cleared. The teams got face-to-face behind the plate, but the only action was Anderson getting dragged away from the scene by his teammates.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH4056503574&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The umpires then issued warnings to both dugouts, though tempers seemingly settled down from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that was a joke between [Anderson] and I, because we\u2019ve talked about it before,\u201d Donaldson said. \u201cAs I said, let me mention again, he\u2019s called himself Jackie Robinson. That\u2019s why I thought it was funny between us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Additional reporting by Zach Braziller<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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