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White Sox: James Shields unhappy with Padres owner's critical comments

DETROIT -- James Shields has once again taken exception with the comments of his former team’s owner.

While he understands that San Diego Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler is frustrated by his team’s poor performance, the White Sox pitcher said Thursday his effort should never have been called into question.

Fowler was once again critical of his former players in response to the comments made earlier this week by Matt Kemp in The Players’ Tribune. Kemp, who was traded to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, said he had built a reputation for “being selfish, lazy and a bad teammate.