“Get Anthony Volpe TF!!” “Jazz Chisholm Jr. needs to know his role” - Fans debate over ball credit after Devin Williams retires Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has become a pantomime villain for the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series this year. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger smashed a home run for a third consecutive game in Tuesday's Game 3 at Yankee Stadium.

After his two-run home run game, the Blue Jays had a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was at the plate in the seventh inning with the Yankees leading 9-6.

While the Blue Jays slugger was 2-for-2 on the night, he popped a fly ball off Devin Williams. However, Yankees infielders Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. almost collided to make a mess of the routine catch.

Fans reacted to the miscommunication between Volpe and Chisholm that almost cost the Yankees a base hit.

"Get Anthony Volpe tf off the field."

"Jazz needs to know his role tho. If the SS says he has it you gotta get out of the way."

"Jazz and his ego not respecting Volpe as the captain of the infield."

"Pop up right behind the 2nd baseman.. here comes trash ass Volpe trynna play heroics and call off Jazz.. wtf is he doing."

"Volpe please get out of the way."

It was the first time the Yankees saw the back of Guerrero Jr. in the game as he ended up with two hits on four plate appearances with two RBIs and a walk.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. smashes clutch go-ahead home run in Yankees' remarkable turnaround

While Anthony Volpe went 0-for-4 in Game 3, Jazz Chisholm Jr. smashed the go-ahead solo home run in the fifth inning after Aaron Judge had made it 6-6 with a three-run shot. It was the Yankees infielder's first postseason home run of his career.

The Yankees trailed 6-1 after the third inning but Chisholm didn't lose hope. After the game, the All-Star infielder referenced the Yankees' Game 5 collapse against the Dodgers, when they surrendered a five-run lead.

"It happened to us before, so why couldn’t it happen to them?” Chisholm said.

After Chisholm's solo home run off a 99 mph four-seamer from Louis Varland, the Yankees added another two runs to make it 9-6 and push for a Game 4 in the series.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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