Benches Clear As White Sox Accuse Josh Donaldson Of "Racist Comment"

Josh Donaldson and the Chicago White Sox are it again. The New York Yankees third baseman was at the center of a benches clearing incident with the South Siders for the 2nd time in a week. 

Yasmani Grandal had something to say to Josh Donaldson. Benches cleared and both teams were warned pic.twitter.com/px2gA5Q5hv

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) May 21, 2022

White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal and Donaldson got to jawing at home plate, and both benches and dugouts emptied. ChiSox fiery shortstop Tim Anderson—who has his own fued going with Donaldson—was so fired up in fact, that he had to be dragged back to the dugout by two teammates. 

It all apparently stems from a comment that the White Sox are calling "racist." 'The Bringer of Rain' admits that he called Anderson "Jackie", but it was just "a joke" after Anderson had referred to himself as the new Jackie Robinson.

“I called him Jackie. He came out with an interview that says he’s the new Jackie Robinson… We’ve actually joked about that. I’ve said it to him in years past, not in any manor than just joking around.”-Josh Donaldson on his altercation with Tim Anderson pic.twitter.com/BJE1NqfP19

— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 21, 2022

Tim Anderson says Josh Donaldson referred to him as "Jackie [Robinson]" pic.twitter.com/sk8R7HEJ7w

— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) May 21, 2022

The Yankees and White Sox are in the midst of playing each other 7 times in 10 days, and things are definitely reaching a boiling point.