Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended for one game over a now deleted social media post over ejection drama

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been suspended for a game after the social media post controversy
  
• Jazz Chisholm Jr. was caught in an argument with the umpire over a strike
  
• Meanwhile, he has decided to appeal the decision to allow him to play the game
  

In an interesting turn of events, Major League Baseball has decided to suspend the New York Yankees player Jazz Chisholm Jr. for a game and has also asked him to pay a fine. The incident in context is what happened between Chisholm and the umpire in the middle of a game, since he got angry and argued with the umpire after a strike was called during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended for a game
The New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. got into a whole different argument with the umpire, claiming the pitch looked low, while the umpire called it a strike. Chisholm was thrown out of the game in the seventh inning after the argument.

Jazz Chisholm Jr has been suspended for violating MLB's social media policy during the game last night pic.twitter.com/ilwu5OFhvl

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Just a few minutes after the incident took place, Chisholm took to X, where he posted:

"Not even f---ing close!!!!!" the post was soon deleted.

After the game, Chisholm explained what happened. He said:

"I didn't think before I had anything that I said was ejectable but after probably, I'm a competitor, so when I go out there and I feel like I'm right and you're saying something to me that I think doesn't make sense, I'm going to get fired up and be upset.”

Further, Chisholm said:

"I lost my emotions. I lost my cool. I got to be better than that. ... I'm definitely mad at myself for losing my cool."

Here’s what the MLB rules say about social media policyMeanwhile, Michael Hill, the league's senior vice president for on-field operations, reacted to the situation and said that the action taken was on Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s "conduct, including his violation of Major League Baseball's Social Media Policy for Major League Players."

As per MLB rules, there are regulations and bans on the use of electronic devices during games. As per the social media policy, it is prohibited if a player is found "displaying or transmitting content that questions the impartiality of or otherwise denigrates a major league umpire."

However, Jazz Chisholm Jr. claims to have appealed the decision, allowing him to play in Friday night's 1-0 win against the Rays. He started at second base and went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.

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