Tim Anderson had the most perfect response to the boos from New York Yankees fans.
On Sunday, Anderson smacked home a three-run shot for the Chicago White Sox to widen their lead to 5-0 in the eighth inning. While the home run is a gorgeous one, it’s not the story here. What is is what Anderson did after the three-run shot.
While rounding the bases, Anderson shushed the crowd — who had booed him all night — with a finger to his lips. Then, after crossing home plate, Anderson — within earshot of the camera — essentially told Yankees fans to shut the hell up, but more emphatically than that.
Warning: NSFW language in the tweet below.
"Everybody tell them to shut the fuck up!"
Tim Anderson hits a three-run home run and has a message for the Yankee Stadium crowd pic.twitter.com/qZ5SNKAoQC
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 23, 2022
Oh boy!
This all comes after Anderson and Yankees designated hitter Josh Donaldson got into it on Saturday in an incident that sparked a benches-clearing brawl. The reason? Donaldson made a racist comment to Anderson, calling him “Jackie” in reference to the great Jackie Robinson.
When Anderson stepped up to the plate on Sunday, he was booed heartily by Yankees fans, which is what prompted the White Sox shortstop’s reaction after his home run in the eighth inning.
Tim Anderson is greeted with plenty of boos from #Yankees fans as he steps up to the plate, leading off tonight’s game. pic.twitter.com/xBVvieaoaY
— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) May 22, 2022
It seems as Anderson and the White Sox got the last laugh here on Yankees fans, as Chicago bested New York 5-0 and won the series, becoming the first visiting team to do so at Yankees Stadium this season.