Tony La Russa says Yermin Mercede atlanta braves jersey for kids s' home run was 'mistake;' Mercedes disagrees

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Managers hav atlanta braves jersey large e certainly been known to vocalize their frustrations about home runs hit in certain situations or with a certain flair.MLB Shorts 

White Sox manager Tony La Russa took that a step farther. Instead of complaining about an opposing team's home run, he focused his disappointment on a player from his own team. 

That player, designated hitter Yermin Mercedes, clearly thinks he did nothing wrong. 

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The White Sox were rolling the Twins, and as is often the case in a blowout, the Twins turned to a position player to pitch and brought out Willians Astudillo. The Twins' u atlanta braves shirt near me tility player got the first two outs, but found himself in a 3-0 count to Mercedes and lobbed a 47.1 mph pitch over the plate. Astudillo didn't miss it. 

According to Statcast, the ball turned aroMLB Pet Gear und at 109.3 mph and sailed 429 feet to center fo academy sports atlanta braves r a no-doubt home run. 

That was a no-no to La Russa. ESPN's Jesse Rogers reports that, during a Zoom call with the media, La Russa said that he was "upset" about the swing on the 3-0 count and noted that he apologized to the Twins that Mercedes ignored the take sign. 

La Russa tried to explain the mistake by saying that Mercedes is just a rookie and that he was "clueless," Rogers reported.

He even went so far as to say that, in aBuster Posey perfect world, he would send three pitchers up to the plate to bat when a position player is on the mound and added a bizarre idea for a punishment.

Mercedes clearly was going to hMLB Jerseysave none of that. He said that he's j atlanta brave shirts ust havinMLB Baby Clothing g fun and that he's going to play like that, according to 670 The Score reporter Chris Emma. 

Several other MLB players weighed in on the controversy, with Giants pitcher Alex Wood and Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer both siding with Mercedes.