Josh Donaldson called Tim Anderson "Jackie Robinson" during the WhiteSox andYankees game. It takes 1:35 to complete the task.
Major League Baseball upheld Josh Donaldson's one-game suspension, which was imposed after the New York Yankees third baseman made a remark to Tim Anderson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa said was racist.
A person familiar with the discipline said that John McHale upheld the penalty after hearing Donaldson's appeal. The person said that the decision was not announced.
The person said that Donaldson's fine was halved. During the Yankees' series opener on Tuesday night, Donaldson will be suspended.
The original penalty was announced by Michael Hill, MLB's senior vice president for on-field operations, two days after Donaldson made references to Robinson while talking to Anderson.
Every Major League Baseball team has retired Robinson's number in his honor.
A three-time All-Star and the 2015 American League Most Valuable Player with Toronto, Donaldson said he was referring to an article in which Anderson, who is Black, was quoted as saying "I kind of feel like today'sJackie Robinson."
Several Yankees agreed with Anderson that Donaldson was wrong. The Yankees manager thinks that he should not be going. "I don't think it's a good idea to go there," Judge said.
Donaldson said he had used the reference with Anderson in the past. Donaldson apologized to the family.
Everyone wanted to have a say. "They don't know my heart," Donaldson said. I don't want the Robinson family to think they're in a bad way. The reason I apologized was because of that.
In his first season with the Yankees, the 37 year old Donaldson is batting.235 and has five homers.
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