COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- New York Yankees Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson got into a heated exchange with an autograph seeker Friday night, but vehemently denied Saturday that it turned into a physical altercation.
The New York Daily News reported on its website that Jackson shoved the fan, but Jackson denied that he did anything other than yell at him, using profanity.
“Absolutely not,’’ Jackson said. “I would never touch a fan. I would never touch a person. I just wouldn’t do it.
“I used profanity. I told him no autographs, but I do not touch him.