Yankees coach thinks Blue Jays manager directed 'fat boy' comment at him

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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider set off the New York Yankees dugout Tuesday night when he pointed to the dugout and appeared to shout "Shut up, fat boy" during a heated argument. 

No one knew who Schneider was talking to when he directed the insult, but Yankee fans believe assistant hitting coach Brad Wilkerson was the target. 

"I guess it was pointed at me," Wilkerson said via the New York Post, adding that he had seen speculation he was the target. 

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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider stands in the dugout during the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

"I’d like to hear it from his end, but stuff happens," Wilkerson said. "We try to stay in our dugout. Some things happened over at third base, and we were trying to defend our guys. I didn’t know anything about it until after the game when I saw the writeups and [it was] shown all over TV."

Schneider was asked about the incident, but he denied calling out a particular player or coach in the dugout. 

"Heat of the moment," he said. 

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Instead of taking it to heart, the Yankees were having some fun with the comment. 

"There were a few snickers," Wilkerson told the Post. 

Manager John Schneider of the Toronto Blue Jays before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium Aug. 21, 2022, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The back-and-forth jabs between the AL East rivals stem from the Blue Jays insinuating Aaron Judge was cheating during Monday