White Sox silence Josh Donaldson, Yankees by making historical statement

The Chicago White Sox swept a doubleheader against the Yankees on Sunday, making a statement to baseball and Josh Donaldson as a result.

Tim Anderson and the White Sox made it clear this weekend — they were not okay with Donaldson’s comment, in which he called Anderson ‘Jackie’ as a joke in response to a 2019 article. In the article, Anderson claimed he felt like the modern-day Robinson, in that he was trying to bring fun back to the game of baseball.

Yet, as Liam Hendriks so eloquently pointed out, it’s odd to have an inside joke with an opponent who quite frankly does not like you. Donaldson and the ChiSox have a long history of distaste — of which I wrote about extensively on Sunday.

Sunday afternoon and evening included two statement wins from a team that desperately needed something to rally around. Perhaps now they have it.

Tim Anderson, White Sox make historical statement

Chicago held the Yankees to just one run in 18 innings on Sunday, which is the fewest in a doubleheader for New York since 1991. That was pre-1990’s dynasty Yanks, for some reference.

Anderson’s signature moment came in the second game of the doubleheader, as he didn’t play in the first. With two runners on in the top of the eighth inning, Anderson recorded his third hit of the game, raising his batting average to .359 in the process and making one final statement.

Donaldson went 0-for-4 in the first game of said doubleheader.

Sometimes, baseball can deliver sweet justice. Where MLB goes from here remains to be seen, but all eyes are on the league office to make the swift and correct decision.