“Is he saying he’s chocolate???” - Yankees fans mock Aaron Boone’s controversial remark on Jazz Chisholm Jr. post Wild Card Game 1 benching

New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was left off the starting lineup for Game 1 of the AL Wild Card series against fierce rivals Boston Red Sox.

Yankees manager shared the reason behind his decision the bench the All-Star slugger ahead of the do-or-die Game on Wednesday.

"Not every guy's gonna love every decision that I have to make, and that's OK ... " Boone said. "He's a guy that's not the most vanilla guy. He's going to wear his emotions on his sleeve sometimes. So not the way I would go about it, but I don't need him to put a happy face on it right now. I need him to go play his tail off."

Yankees fans reacted to Boone's comment for the 30-30 star.

"Is he saying he’s chocolate???"

"Whoa, not the most vanilla guy….bad choice of words, Boone."

"Yes, he’s definitely more chocolate than vanilla. Good to see Boones head isn’t COMPLETELY up his ass. 🙄🤦‍♂️"

"Not the most vanilla guy is such a terrible choice of words."

"Just when you thought Boone's likability couldn't fall any further . ."

Jazz Chisholm Jr. made an instant impact on his return to the lineup for Game 2 of the series, as he was electric on the bases and in the infield, helping the team to a 4-3 win.

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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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