I actually think this is the appropriate response by MLB (I’m a Yankee fan BTW). The guy screwed up and is paying the price. FWIW, latinos do refer to asians as “chinitos” and it’s not a racist term but the gesture sure was.
A couple of other observations: the MLB ruling let the public know racism against Asians is not k. Also, Yu’s statement was pretty classy, didn’t get caught up in self-pity.
IMO, the punishment is too harsh. One game suspension is enough.
If he’d been playing for the 49ers and done it on the 50 yard line, no one would have said a word. Guess that’s the difference between the MLB and the Felon League.