A's bench coach Ryan Christenson said he didn't "intentionally" give a Nazi salute during Oakland's celebratory handshake line after Thursday's win over the Texas Rangers.
"I apologize for everything," Christenson told the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser on Thursday.
The NBC Sports California broadcast showed Christenson raising his right arm with his palm facing down while A's closer Liam Hendriks approached. Hendriks quickly grabbed Christenson's arm, bending it at the elbow for the coach's "karate chop" celebration, done in lieu of high-fives due to MLB's coronavirus safety protocols. Christenson then turned around and repeated the initial gesture.