NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson laughed to himself as he walked off the field. The Yankees designated hitter had just slid into second base. He was easily out, colliding just a little with White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. They walked past each other, Anderson said something and Donaldson turned away, ran off the field and smiled.
Obviously, Donaldson is in the heads of the White Sox. While DJ LeMahieu provided the actual fireworks — his second career grand slam — in the Yankees’ 7-5 win at Yankee Stadium, Donaldson fueled the fire. The Yankees and White Sox benches cleared for the second time in just over a week with Donaldson at the center of it. No punches were thrown, there was a tight scrum of players with some pushing and plenty of jawing back and forth.
It worked for the Yankees, who also won the game where Donaldson and Anderson got into an altercation at third base.
