After ejection, Giants’ Antoan Richardson says Padres coach Mike Shildt’s profanities had ‘racial undertones’
After being ejected from Tuesday night’s game, San Francisco Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson said that San Diego Padres coach Mike Shildt yelled profanities at him that “reeked undertones of racism.”
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Richardson asked reporters come back to the clubhouse and explained his side of the ejection that came after the Giants’ Steven Duggar stole a base with a 10-1 lead in the second inning.
Richardson said that Shildt approached the Giants’ dugout between innings and after a brief exchange, the Padres coach yelled “you need to control that motherf—-er” to San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler, about Richardson.
Richardson, who is Black, reacted and was ejected by umpire Greg Gibson.
“I went to the top step and said, ‘Excuse me?’ I couldn’t believe what I heard,” Richardson said after the game. “Gibson decided to toss me from the game.”
Shildt is serving as the Padres’ third base coach with Matt Williams recovering from hip surgery. He was the St. Louis Cardinals’ manager from 2018-2021 and was fired after last season.
“The umpire said to me that I was instigating,” Richardson said. “At that point in time, I asked: ‘This person called me a (expletive), and I’m being an instigator?'”
Richardson said he did not use any vulgar language during the incident.
replaced by Alyssa Nakken, who became the first female on-field coach in a regular season game.
“I’m really excited that Alyssa got her opportunity to make her major league debut and I’m very proud of her,” Richardson said. “I think she did a really wonderful job and we got a win, so that’s the most important thing.”