CHICAGO - APRIL 14: Yermin Mercedes #55 of the Chicago White Sox smells his bat for burnt wood after fouling off a pitch against the Cleveland Indians on April 14, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images)
Yermin Mercedes got his MLB career off to a tremendous start with the Chicago White Sox in 2021. He was the best hitter in the league for the first month of the season. He was going really well halfway through May too but then a very unfortunate incident happened.
His manager, Tony La Russa, threw him under the bus to the media after he swung at a 3-0 pitch in a blowout off a position player.