NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson has apologized to the wife and family of Jackie Robinson for referencing the pioneering Black baseball player in remarks that led to a confrontation with Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson. “I would also like to apologize to Mrs. Rachel Robinson and the Jackie Robinson family for any distress this incident may have caused. Scott Miranda, a spokesman for the Jackie Robinson Foundation, said the family had no comment. Donaldson said after Saturday’s game that he twice called Anderson by “Jackie.“ Robinson broke MLB’s barrier in 1947. Anderson said after a brief conversation in 2019 in which Donaldson called him “Jackie,” he told Donaldson: “We don’t have to talk again.

Source: thestar May 27, 2022 05:52 UTC