'Utter bull(bleep)': Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks rejects Josh Donaldson's explanation for his 'Jackie' comment - Chicago Tribune

NEW YORK — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks wasn’t buying Josh Donaldson’s explanation for the New York Yankees third baseman’s comments to Tim Anderson during Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium.

“Basically tried to call me Jackie Robinson: ‘What’s up, Jackie?’” Anderson said after the Sox’s 7-5 loss, describing what led to a discussion with Donaldson after the third inning.

“Usually you have inside jokes with people you get along with, not people that don’t get along at all,” Hendriks said Sunday.

“I kind of feel like today’s Jackie Robinson,” Anderson said in the article.

But it’s cool, man, because he changed the game, and I feel like I’m getting to a point to where I need to change the game.”.

“And then trying to whip it out like an inside joke is horse(bleep),” Hendriks said

That’s not how it went down in this clubhouse and I don’t understand how he ever thought about it like that

We’re going to go to bat for everyone in this clubhouse, no matter who they are, no matter what’s going on

We take care of our own, and if something happens that we don’t think is right, we’re going to speak up.”