New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts after hitting a sacrifice that scored Aaron Judge during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits a single during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the 海角社区官网Blue Jays Friday, April 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts after hitting a sacrifice that scored Aaron Judge during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Major League Baseball dropped a one-game suspension against New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Chisholm was suspended on April 18, a day after his ejection at the Tampa Bay Rays. MLB penalized him for his ejection and violation of its social media policy. Chisholm appealed, delaying any penalties.
MLB announced Sunday that was the suspension was dropped. Under the settlement, first reported by the New York Daily News, the fine was maintained, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the detail of the fine was not announced.
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Chisholm was by plate umpire John Bacon when Chisholm argued after a called third strike on a full-count pitch from Mason Montgomery that appeared low. It was his fifth career ejection and first with the Yankees.
Chisholm then posted on his X account, 鈥淣ot even ... close!!!!!鈥 with a profanity mixed in, then deleted the post.
MLB鈥檚 regulations ban the use of electronic devices during games. The social media policy prohibits 鈥渄isplaying or transmitting content that questions the impartiality of or otherwise denigrates a major league umpire.鈥
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think before I had anything that I said was ejectable but after probably,鈥 Chisholm said after that game. 鈥淚鈥檓 a competitor, so when I go out there and I feel like I鈥檓 right and you鈥檙e saying something to me that I think doesn鈥檛 make sense, I鈥檓 going to get fired up and be upset.
鈥淚 lost my emotions. I lost my cool,鈥 he added. 鈥淚 got to be better than that. ... I鈥檓 definitely mad at myself for losing my cool.鈥
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