Josh Donaldson's 'Jackie' remark explanation 'was complete bulls—t,' White Sox pitcher says

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Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks didn’t appear to buy New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson’s reasoning for why he called shortstop Tim Anderson "Jackie" on Saturday.

Anderson said after the game Donaldson "was trying to call me Jackie Robinson. Like, ‘What’s up, Jackie?’" Chicago’s manager Tony La Russa said the comment was "racist."

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Relief pitcher Liam Hendriks #31 of the Chicago White Sox reacts after the final out of game one of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on May 17, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. The White Sox defeated the Royals with a final score of 3-0.  (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Donaldson explained he jokingly called Anderson "Jackie" in the past.

"My meaning of that is not any term trying to be racist by any fact of the matter," Donaldson said. "Obviously, he deemed it disrespectful … and look, if he did, I apologize. That’s not what I was trying to do by any manner and that’s what happened."

Ahead of the series finale on Sunday night, Hendriks said Donaldson’s explanation was "bulls---t."

"Usually you have inside jokes with people you get along with, not people that don’t get along at all," Hendriks said, via the Chicago Tribune. "So that statement right there was complete bulls—t."

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New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, left, and Chicago White Sox baserunner Tim Anderson (7) exchange words in the first inning on May 13, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty