Tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series is the first game at Dodger Stadium since Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel made a racist gesture directed at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish in Game 3. Rich Hill is the starting pitcher in Game 6 for Los Angeles, and when Gurriel stepped into the box for his first plate appearance in the top of the second, Hill stepped off the mound to let Gurriel hear more boos from the crowd.
Love how Rich Hill walked off the mound so fans had extra time to let Gurriel have it, deservingly. #HR4HR @955KLOS pic.twitter.com/qBkyGSwAhp
— Gary Moore (@955gary) November 1, 2017
Rich Hill was very unhappy with Yuli Gurriel's gesture to Yu Darvish in Game 3. Hill stepped off the mound so the fans could boo more.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) November 1, 2017
Rich Hill is taking his time and letting the boos linger as Yuli Gurriel comes to the plate. He did it the first time and he'll do it again.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) November 1, 2017
For Gurriel’s second plate appearance, Hill again took his time (about 30 seconds) to let Gurriel hear the boos.
MLB chose to suspend Gurriel five regular-season games for the gesture, and that decision has drawn plenty of criticism from those that feel Gurriel should’ve been suspended for World Series games.
[Fox]
