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Try it freeJazz Chisholm Jr. insists he does not ultimately care whether he wins the appeal of his one-game suspension.
But the Yankees second baseman believes there is some gray area in the rule that MLB said he violated Thursday night when he posted to X, while the game was still going, his frustrations about the called third strike that got him ejected. League policy dictates that uniformed personnel are not allowed to use electronic devices during a game (aside from league-approved iPads in the dugout), which obviously extends to posting on social media as well.
“I had just gotten thrown out of the game, so that’s why we’re appealing it,” Chisholm said Saturday before going 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in a 10-8, 10-inning loss to the Rays. “There is a gray area. I’m not in the game. I’m not technically here after that.”
Minutes after he was tossed by home plate umpire John Bacon in the seventh inning for arguing balls and strikes, Chisholm went back to the clubhouse and posted, “Not even f–king close!!!!!” He later deleted the post, but the damage was done.
Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr., center, reacts after getting called out on strikes by home plate umpire John Bacon, left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, April 17, 2025. AP
Chisholm indicated he was “a little” surprised to get slapped with the one-game suspension in addition to a $5,000 fine — which he said was worth it.
Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) is ejected after he argues his strikeout during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn ImagesHis appeal hearing is expected to be held next week, though it would be surprising if the suspension is dropped.
“I wouldn’t say during a game, but I feel like we should be able to say whatever we want to say,” Chisholm said. “At the end of the day, that’s a lash-out, so it probably wouldn’t happen again.”
Trent Grisham, making a second straight start in center field (this one sending Cody Bellinger to the bench), continued to produce, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
Bellinger later entered the game as a defensive replacement for Jasson Domínguez in left field and struck out in the top of the 10th inning, the first of three straight batters retired to waste runners on the corners.
New York Yankees’ Trent Grisham, left, celebrates his home run against the Tampa Bay Rays. APThrough 18 games, Bellinger is batting just .175 (11-for-63) with a .506 OPS and 19 strikeouts.
“I think he’s searching to get locked in a little bit,” Boone said. “I think he’s having a lot of good at-bats within at-bats. Maybe missing his pitch a little bit here and there. Maybe a little bit of chase when he’s got some leverage in the counts. But I do feel like he’s been close, too.
“Because he’s such a good bat-to-ball guy and puts the ball in play, sometimes you get that feeling like, ‘I can hit everything.’ Just being a little more selective at times, especially when you got leverage.”
Austin Wells returned to the lineup Saturday after missing Friday’s game with food poisoning, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a sacrifice fly.
After going 3-for-5 with three RBIs, Aaron Judge is batting .397 with a 1.236 OPS and an MLB-high 25 RBIs through 21 games this season. He has reached base in 17 straight games.
