During game 3 of the World Series Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel caused a bit of a firestorm when he made a racially insensitive gesture towards japanese pitcher Yu Darvish in the dugout.
https://twitter.com/CoIIier/status/924077740990623745
While Gurriel has since apologized for the gesture he was suspended five games and will serve the time at the start of next season instead of during the World Series.
Yuli Gurriel suspended five regular season games for racist gesture: https://t.co/quAHHIibve pic.twitter.com/xndhhvx8PV
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 28, 2017
In his first at-bat tonight in Game 4 against the Dodgers, Gurriel received a loud standing ovation from the home crowd.
https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/924438443618209792?r