CHICAGO
In the latest incarnation of the never-ending feud between Oakland third baseman Brett Lawrie and the Kansas City Royals, manager Ned Yost said he received a phone call from Angels first baseman Albert Pujols denying he told Lawrie the Royals had done some “bush-league stuff,” as Lawrie told reporters earlier this week.
“He was adamant that he said no such thing,” Yost said before his team faced the White Sox on Thursday.
And so this story reached its seventh day of existence. The controversy began with a takeout slide from Lawrie last Friday and eventually stirred a national debate about the behavior of the Royals.