Oakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson had to explain himself after making a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute following his team's 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
Christenson can be seen on video with his arm stretched out at a 45-degree angle as players left the field and exchanged elbow bumps to celebrate the win. A's relief pitcher Liam Hendriks stopped by Christenson and forced the coach's arm down. Christenson then appears to do the salute again.
After the game, Christenson apologized and said that he did not intentionally make a Nazi salute.
"I made a mistake and will not deny it," he said in a statement released by the team. "Today in the dugout, I greeted players with a gesture that was offensive. In the world today of COVID, I adapted our elbow bump, which we do after wins, to create some distance with the players.
"My gesture unintentionally resulted in a racist and horrible salute that I do not believe in. What I did is unacceptable and I deeply apologize.”
Said the Athletics: “We do not support or condone this gesture or the racist sentiment behind it. This is incredibly offensive, especially in these times when we as a club and so many others are working to expose and address racial inequities in our country. We are deeply sorry that his happened on our playing field."
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