Astros’ Yuli Gurriel appears to make racist gesture to Dodgers’ Yu Darvish in World Series win
Television cameras appear to show Houston slugger putting fingers to outer edges of his eyes and pulling skin wider after hitting home run off Los Angeles pitcher
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish said that Houston slugger Yuli Gurriel should be punished for a racist gesture made during the Astros’ 5-3 World Series victory on Friday.
Television cameras appeared to show Gurriel putting his fingers to the outer edges of his eyes and pulling the skin wider while sitting in the Astros’ dugout.
“Acting like that was just disrespectful to people all over the world,” Darvish said through a translator. “I feel like the Astros have Asian fans too.”
Gurriel, a Cuban who played in Japan for the Yokohama BayStars in 2014, smashed a second-inning solo home run off Darvish to spark a four-run outburst by the Astros that forced the 31-year-old Japanese star out of the game after an innings and two thirds – the shortest start of Darvish’s career.
I just lost a lot of respect for Gurriel. The @MLB shouldn’t stand for this type of behavior. @Astros #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/bgB8kG7Ndd— SCOTT WARNER (@ScottWarner18) October 28, 2017
But after the game, Darvish’s poor outing was less of a concern than Gurriel’s actions.