One of the biggest topics in Major League Baseball this week has been Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa condemning his own player, Yermín Mercedes, for hitting a home run on a 3-0 count during a 16-4 blowout win over the Minnesota Twins.
The rookie’s homer came in the top of the ninth with two outs and the White Sox already holding an 11-run lead. La Russa after the game opined Mercedes made a mistake by swinging and that he would face consequences for breaking one of baseball’s unwritten rules.
Mercedes was back in the lineup on Tuesday and faced retaliation, as Twins reliever Tyler Duffey threw a fastball behind him.