OAKLAND, CALIF. — Oakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson has apologized for raising his arm during a postgame celebration in what looked like a Nazi salute.
Christenson made the gesture while greeting closer Liam Hendriks after the A’s 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
Hendriks immediately pushed Christenson’s arm down, and cameras showed Christenson laughing and briefly raising his arm a second time.
“I made a mistake and will not deny it,” Christenson said in a statement issued through the team. “Today in the dugout I greeted players with a gesture that was offensive.