Josh Donaldson feels Yankees hung him out to dry

Josh Donaldson has taken care of that there was no racist or disrespectful intent at the rear of the remark he made to Tim Anderson. Despite that, his New York Yankees teammates did not defend him. That is a thing that bothered Donaldson.

Donaldson was suspended 1 activity for calling Anderson “Jackie” during past Saturday’s match amongst the Yankees and Chicago White Sox. Anderson stated Donaldson was currently being racist, though Donaldson claims the remark was a reference to Anderson evaluating himself to Jackie Robinson in a 2019 job interview with Athletics Illustrated.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone explained the remark is “somewhere (Donaldson) ought to not be going.” Aaron Judge was also asked about the predicament and stated “I just really do not assume it is the right issue to do there.” On Wednesday, Donaldson told reporters he was upset by the lack of assist.

“I consider that was rough to listen to, for certain, just for the easy reality that I delight myself on getting a very good teammate, and in all places I have went, every single corporation that I have been a element of, minus Oakland, has offered me extensions, has required me to remain back again,” Donaldson stated, by means of The Associated Push.

Donaldson also reported he was bothered by White Sox pitcher Liam Hendricks, his previous teammate, criticizing him.

“I know Liam has appear out a few situations and reported some stuff about me,” Donaldson stated. “It’s odd simply because I listen to one particular detail and then when I see him it is diverse. So it’s absolutely been puzzling for that. I’m not declaring that each and every one of my teammates have normally been ideal pals with.”

Donaldson’s clarification for why he identified as Anderson “Jackie” would make perception, primarily considering that Anderson actually compared himself to Robinson. If Donaldson’s teammates think him, they must defend him or, at the quite minimum, not condemn him publicly.

If MLB are unable to demonstrate that Donaldson’s comment was racist, suspending him sets a horrible precedent. That is essentially the league’s way of expressing a participant can be suspended for talking trash. You can fully grasp why Donaldson feels he has been unfairly portrayed.