White Sox accuse Yankees Josh Donaldson of making racist 'Jackie' remark; MLB investigating

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The Chicago White Sox on Saturday accused New York Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist comment directed at Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson.

After the Yankees' 7-5 win in New York, Anderson, who is Black, said Donaldson referred to him as "Jackie" during the game, a reference to MLB legend Jackie Robinson. 

"He just made a, you know, disrespectful comment," Anderson told reporters. "Basically, it was trying to call me Jackie Robinson. Like, ‘What’s up, Jackie?' I don't play like that. I don't really play at all. 

"I wasn't really going to bother nobody today, but he made the comment, and you know it was disrespectful, and I don't think it was called for. Unnecessary."

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Umpires, left, call for calm while Chicago White Sox third base coach Joe McEwing (99), second from right, holds back White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) during a game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in New York.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

White Sox manager Tony La Russa thought the comment by Donaldson was "racist."

"That’s as strong as it gets," La Russa said. 

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Robinson was a six-time all-star who broke the MLB color barrier in 1947. He played in six World Series, and the league retired his No. 42 for all teams. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. 

A portrait of the Brooklyn Dodgers' infielder Jackie Robinson in uniform in 1945. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Donaldson, who is White, said he jokingly called Anderson "Jackie" in the past following a 2019 Sports Illustrated interview