Anderson hits three-run homer after Yankees fans’ ‘Jackie Robinson’ taunts

Tim Anderson hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and then put a finger to his lips to silence fans booing and chanting “Jackie” at him, capping a tumultuous weekend and helping the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-0 on Sunday night for a doubleheader sweep.

“What a day,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said.

On Saturday, Anderson, who is Black, accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson, who is white, of making a racist remark by calling him Jackie Robinson. Anderson did not play in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader but was subsequently jeered during pregame introductions and prior to each at-bat in the second. White Sox starter Michael Kopech said he heard fans chanting “Jackie” at Anderson. Anderson had already hit two singles when he homered over the right field wall with two outs, finishing off a five-run inning.