Chris Sale Suspended Five Days After He Allegedly, Childishly Threw a Fit About Throwback Uniforms

Honest-to-God, how much more childish can Chris Sale get? Today the White Sox pitcher was suspended for five days over an incident before last night's game against the Detroit Tigers, in which Sale allegedly threw a fit with the front office because he didn't want to play in certain throwbacks. Reportedly, he even took out some goddamn scissors during batting practice and cut the things up. Grow up, son.

Source: "Sale asked that they not wear (throwbacks) on his day because they are uncomfortable. Things escalated when they wouldn't relent."
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 24, 2016

Not a joke: Source says Sale blowup was because he didn't want to wear throwbacks, so he cut the jerseys up so no one could wear them.
— Tommy Stokke (@StokkeTommy) July 23, 2016

Sources say: Sale cut up throwbacks during batting practice. Upset that, in his view, PR and jersey sales were more important than winning.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 24, 2016

Sale may or may not have been trying to throw his body on the gears and levers of the capitalist machine—saying that winning is more important than sales—but honestly, friend, you make $9.16 million a year at the age of 27. Shut your pubescently-manicured face and put the damn clothes on—they're bankrolling you.

Here are the throwbacks in question:

#soxgameday Go #WhiteSox#SoxThrowback pic.twitter.com/CRAGZXn0Fr
— YJ (@yjdreambig) July 23, 2016

"1976 navy blue throwback jerseys" were on #WhiteSox promotional schedule all year. Tied to giveaway. Team also wore similar once last year.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 24, 2016

After Sale's hissy fit, the White Sox took the field in the uniform pictured at the top of the page, but Sale did not start the game, as he was originally slated to.

Here's the White Sox statement on today's suspension.

The #WhiteSox have suspended pitcher Chris Sale for five days after yesterday's clubhouse incident: pic.twitter.com/xmMNTRSI19
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 24, 2016

Conveniently, the five day suspension means that Sale will only miss one game—last night's start—so he can go back to his childish, childish ways soon enough. The desperate things front offices do when they so desperately need a player to perform.