Josh Donaldson spoke with reporters for about 30 minutes on the field before Wednesday's game between the Twins and Yankees at Target Field, and the Minnesota third baseman said he wasn't calling out New York ace Gerrit Cole last week when he referenced Cole's diminished spin rate in his previous start.
"When I say something, it's been thought through before. It's not just something on a whim," Donaldson said. "I would say this: With Gerrit Cole, he was the first guy to pitch since the [minor league] suspensions had happened and he was the first guy you could see spin rates going down.