The world was watching when Yuli Gurriel made a racially charged gesture during Friday’s World Series game. It came after a moment of triumph: The Houston Astros first baseman had just hit a home run off of Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish. Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel makes a gesture referencing Dodgers Japanese-Iranian pitcher Yu Darvish shortly after hitting a home run off of Darvish in the second inning of Game 3 of the World Series. Tom Pennington / Getty Images Yuli Gurriel Yuli Gurriel (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)But for some people, what Gurriel did was something that couldn’t truly be appreciated unless you were on the often barbed end of such actions. Darvish said he saw Gurriel’s gesture but was not angry with him about it.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 29, 2017 12:00 UTC