Joe Kelly has harsh words for Josh Donaldson

Joe Kelly, a Chicago White Sox relief bowler, punched Josh Donaldson for calling Tim Anderson “Jackie.”

It took nearly two days for the MLB to come to a decision on whether to sanction New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, who called the Chicago White Sox short Tim Anderson “Jackie”. [Robinson]During their match on May 21. On Monday, MLB announced that they had suspended Donaldson one match and imposed an undisclosed fine on him for his comments that played a role in the seat vacancy.

Not everyone was pleased with the severity of Donaldson’s penalty, as White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz was. Relief pitcher Joe Kelly was on “The Parkins and Spiegel Show” at 670 The Score, and he didn’t utter words when talking about Donaldson and the comments he made.

Joe Kelly attacks Josh Donaldson for Tim Anderson’s comments

This was an immediate reaction by Kelly, who was live when news broke of Donaldson’s suspension. In fact, the relief jug said he was suspended for “making a silly face.”

Kelly’s comment was a “silly face” in reference to the 2020 baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, in which he threw a bowler behind Alex Bregman and taunted Carlos Correa. Kelly received the suspension for causing the seats to be cleaned.

After the May 21 game between the White Sox and the Yankees, manager Tony La Russa said Donaldson made a “racist” comment. Anderson said the third baseman said, “What’s the matter, Jackie? [Robinson]. “

Donaldson confirmed that he did say so, but it was in reference to Anderson’s comments in 2019 interview with Sports Illustrated, where he said he felt like “Jackie Robinson today”. Donaldson has claimed that the two have joked about it in the past, but he has apologized and was open to speaking with Anderson.

In its statement, the MLB said Donaldson’s comment was “disrespectful and poorly judged.” This, and it played a role in clearing the seats, is why it “calls for discipline.” Donaldson resumes commenting.

If you ever wanted to know Kelly’s thoughts on Donaldson’s sentence, you know now.



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