CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 23: Yermin Mercedes #73 of the Chicago White Sox gestures after hitting a one-run double against the Texas Rangers during the seventh inning at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 23, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)
There has been a lot of drama surrounding Yermin Mercedes and the Chicago White Sox over the last few hours. Tony La Russa didn’t back his player after he hit a home run on a 3-0 pitch in a blowout off a position player. The unwritten rules are a disgrace to baseball but we all know that by now.