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A former New York Yankees teammate of Jazz Chisholm Jr. doesn’t like how the star second baseman conducted himself in what led to an ejection in Sunday night’s loss to the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees were swept out of Fenway Park in four games in a weekend to forget, and that frustration came to a head when Chisholm argued a third-strike call by home plate umpire Adam Hamari.
Chisholm, who tossed his helmet in the heated exchange, was thrown out of the game despite efforts from his manager, Aaron Boone, and first-base coach Dan Fiorito to diffuse the infielder’s rage.
Anthony Rizzo, who used to play right next to Chisholm at first base in pinstripes, was on the NBC/Peacock broadcast on Sunday night, where he leaned into his behavior.
“You just have to be smarter there,” Rizzo stated. “Jazz is such a big part of this offense and they need to get him going and to get ejected there. …it shows a little bit of immaturity there.”
MLB SUSPENDS YANKEES’ JAZZ CHISHOLM JR. ONE GAME FOR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTBURST AFTER EJECTION
The Yankees have now dropped seven of their last 10 ballgames, hitting a skid fans are used to midway through the season as summer begins. New York has had trouble staying consistent in the summer across recent seasons, and though they’re still very much in playoff contention, it’s a skid that Rizzo said players like Chisholm need to recognize.
“The team’s scuffling, they need him in the lineup, and now he puts [Anthony] Volpe in a tough position coming in completely cold,” Rizzo added.
To make matters worse, Chishom didn’t stay in the clubhouse after the 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox, leaving before reporters could be allowed in. Instead of facing the music, the reporters will have to ask another time.
However, Chisholm hasn’t shied away from sharing his feelings no matter the topic since entering the league with the Miami Marlins. He was traded to the Yankees before the MLB deadline in 2024, where he’s been ever since.
But it’s a free agent year for the second baseman, who stated before the 2026 campaign that his goal was a 50-50 season like Shohei Ohtani accomplished. Ohtani, though, is the only player in MLB history to accomplish that feat. Chisholm, who set a career-high with 31 homers in 2025, has just 12 this year with 24 stolen bases.
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Chisholm is slashing .223/.306/.399 with a .706 OPS, which would be his lowest mark of his career if the season ended today (excluding the 21 games he played with Miami in 2020).
The Yankees also remain without three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge, who continues to rehab a stress fracture in his rib. There is no timetable for his return.
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