White Sox’s Mike Clevinger Sarcastically Uses Song ‘Gold Digger’ As Warm Up Music, Adverting Domestic Violence Accusations

On Friday, White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger made his home debut in Chicago, and the music he chose for his departure caused some discussion.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Clevinger came out of the bullpen before the game to the song “Gold Digger” by Kanye West. Clevinger pitched six innings against the Baltimore Orioles without allowing a run on one hit.

White Sox’s Mike Clevinger Sarcastically Uses Song ‘Gold Digger’ As Warm Up Music, Adverting Domestic Violence Accusations

He didn’t take it well when the Chicago Tribune questioned him what motivated the choice.

“Are you a music producer? No? OK. Well, if you have a baseball question, I’m here for you,” Clevinger said when asked about the song selection, per the publication.

On her Instagram account in January, a lady by the name of Olivia Finestead claimed to be the mother of Clevinger’s kid and to have fathered two other children who were not hers. She shared a picture of marks on her body along with the claim that they were caused by the man “throwing an iPad at me pregnant” and “finally leaving when he strangled me.”

“Mike Clevinger you really deserve hell I’ve kept quiet now for almost a year and you continue to covertly abuse your infant,” she said, adding that the pitcher “threw chew spit on our baby.”

After looking into the allegations, Major League Baseball declared in March that Clevinger would not be disciplined.

“The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball has completed its investigation into allegations against Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger,” MLB said. “The comprehensive investigation included interviews of more than 15 individuals, in addition to Mr. Clevinger and the complainant, as well as a review of available documents, such as thousands of electronic communication records. The Office of the Commissioner has closed this investigation and, barring the receipt of any new information or evidence, the Office of the Commissioner will not be imposing discipline on Mr. Clevinger in connection with these allegations.

 

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