Aaron Judge had his first chance to address reporters after Major League Baseball suspended New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson one game for racist taunts he made towards Tim Anderson. While Donaldson is appealing the decision, Judge made he clear he believes his teammate crossed a line.
Donaldson twice taunted Anderson with the name “Jackie” during Saturday’s White Sox-Yankees game in New York, culminating in a bench-clearing incident at home plate. Anderson made clear after the game that he considered those comments disrespectful. So did his manager, his teammates and Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
Judge is just the latest—and most noteworthy—player to speak out in support of Anderson.
Aaron Judge's reaction to the Josh Donaldson incident from Saturday
"Joke or not, I just don't think it's the right thing to do there" pic.twitter.com/2S4yQbuSsR
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 24, 2022
But Judge certainly wasn’t the loudest player to comment on the suspension.
That honor would fall to White Sox reliever Joe Kelly, who was live on-air with 670 The Score’s Parkins & Spiegel show when news of the suspension was handed down.