police said he used an anti - semitic slur against four men outside the hilton new york along sixth avenue , detective joseph cavitolo , a new york police spokesman , told the free press .
young , who missed as his teammates prepared tonight for their series opener at yankee stadium , tigers outfielder delmon young was arraigned in a manhattan courtroom , accused of a hate crime .
young issued a statement did not specifically address the allegations .
the charge was submitted as a hate crime element .
shank only suffered scratches and bleeding to his arm .
detroit tigers slugger delmon young went on a drunken , anti - semetic rampage outside a posh manhattan hotel early this morning — shouting “ f - ing jews ” to a group of tourists before throwing one to the ground , sources said .
he allegedly shouted “ you bunch of f - ing jews !
young directed his rage on four men who were in town for a bachelor party when he saw them talking to a yarmulke - and - star of david - wearing pan handler outside the hilton hotel on sixth avenue at 2:40 a.m.
shank , 32 , into a hotel wall , and then tackled him before the scuffle was broken up , sources said .