Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection during Tuesday’s game resulted in Alyssa Nakken’s historic coaching debut, accused Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that “reeked undertones of racism” before getting ejected.
Richardson, who is Black, spoke at length about the sequence of events that led to his getting thrown out in the third inning of San Francisco’s 13–2 victory over San Diego. The Giants’ first-base coach explained that the incident started when Shildt, the Padres’ third-base coach, began to approach San Francisco’s dugout.
After the two assistants exchanged a few words, Richardson said that Shildt, who is white, yelled, “You need to control that motherf---er” to the Giants’ dugout. Richardson said that the comment prompted his reaction and subsequent ejection for “instigating.”
