TAMPA – Jazz Chisholm Jr. acquired his level throughout Thursday evening, however on Friday, he paid for it — together with his pockets and doubtlessly a sport.
Main League Baseball hit Chisholm with a one-game suspension and an undisclosed high quality, Aaron Boone stated, a day after the Yankees second baseman was ejected from the win over the Rays for arguing balls and strikes after which went again to the clubhouse and posted on social media about it earlier than the sport was over.
Chisholm was interesting the suspension so he might play Friday’s sport at Steinbrenner Subject.
“Not even f–king shut!!!!!” Chisholm posted on X simply minutes after he was tossed, then deleted it earlier than the tip of the evening.
Chisholm’s publish violated league coverage in that it was despatched whereas the sport was nonetheless being performed and in addition could have match the class of “denigrates a serious league umpire.”
The 27-year-old had calmed down after the sport however was nonetheless mad — each at residence plate umpire John Bacon for making the decision (and saying one thing to Chisholm that riled him up within the argument) and at himself for shedding his cool.
“I really feel like numerous stuff hasn’t been going my manner, however that doesn’t give me the excuse to go on the market and act like that,” Chisholm stated Thursday evening. “I’m a ballplayer, I’ve feelings. I do know I’ve acted like that previously, however that’s what I’ve actually labored on to the current now. … Everyone makes errors, however on the similar time, I get emotional. I get emotional a few sport, particularly after I assume I’m proper.”
The three-2 pitch from Mason Montgomery did seem to cross the plate under the strike zone, however Chisholm had really been spared a strikeout one pitch earlier when Montgomery’s 99 mph fastball appeared to clip the zone however was known as ball three.
Boone tried to expire to the plate to get Chisholm again to the dugout earlier than he acquired ejected, however he was too late.
It marked Chisholm’s fifth profession ejection, his first as a Yankee.
