Giants' Antoan Richardson says Mike Shildt yelled expletive that ‘reeked undertones of racism’

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San Francisco Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson accused San Diego Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him during Tuesday night's game between the two teams that "reeked undertones of racism."

Richardson, who is Black, made the accusation after he was ejected in the third inning of San Francisco's 13-2 victory over San Diego. 

After the game, Richardson discussed the incident with reporters, which he said started when Shildt, the Padres' third base coach, who is White, approached San Francisco's dugout looking for pitcher Alex Wood. 

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San Diego Padres third base coach Mike Shildt, right, speaks at a news conference next to San Francisco Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson before a game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Giants manager Gabe Kapler came over to "defuse the situation," and Richardson told Wood that Shildt was looking for him. But as Shildt started walking toward third base, he made a final comment that Richardson believes were instructions left for Kapler.

"At that point in time, he yelled, ‘You need to control that motherf---er,’" Richardson told reporters. "I went to the top step and said excuse me? Because I couldn't believe what I heard. At that point in time, [Greg] Gibson, the crew chief, decided to toss me from the game.

"I say this because his words were disproportionately unwarranted and reeked undertones of racism when he referred to me as 'that motherf---er,' as if to be controlled or a piece of property or enslaved. I think it's just really important we understand what happened tonight."

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