New York Post

WHAT THE SALE?

CHISOX ACE SCRATCHED, SENT HOME AFTER CUTTNG UP

- By RYAN LAZO rlazo@nypost.com

“Sale” on shirts: Everything must go.

White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale threw a fit in the home clubhouse Saturday, taking a pair of scissors and cutting up every team member’s “throwback jerseys” in protest of wearing them.

According to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the prickly lefty became furious when he saw retro-styled Sox uniforms hanging in each player’s locker.

Not wanting to wear one himself — reportedly because he found them uncomforta­ble — he proceeded to slice up the whole lot of them.

The tantrum resulted in him being sent home immediatel­y, before he could start in Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers.

“The blowup occurred because he didn’t want to wear throwback jerseys, so he cut them up and obviously they could not be worn,” Rosenthal said during the Yankees-Giants telecast on FS1.

“I was told Sale felt the jerseys were uncomforta­ble and he didn’t want to pitch with that kind of feeling. So he was upset.

“There was a blowup during batting practice when he cut up the jerseys. ... Basically his feeling was the White Sox were valuing p.r. and jersey sales more than his comfort and winning, and that’s why this incident took place.”

Matt Albers started the game in place of Sale.

“The incident, which was nonphysica­l in nature, currently is under further investigat­ion by the club,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “The White Sox will have no additional comment until the investigat­ion is completed.”

This was not the first time Sale or the White Sox have been caught in the middle of a controvers­y this year.

During spring training, Sale was openly critical of White Sox team president Ken Williams when Williams said the son of Adam LaRoche would no longer be allowed in the clubhouse. As a result, LaRoche retired — leaving behind a $13 million salary — while Sale hung LaRoche’s jersey in his locker as a show of support.

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 ??  ?? TOSSES CUTTER: White Sox pitcher Chris Sales destroyed with scissors all of Saturday’s throwback jerseys.
TOSSES CUTTER: White Sox pitcher Chris Sales destroyed with scissors all of Saturday’s throwback jerseys.

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