“Jazz Chisholm needs to be humbled” - MLB fans react as Yankees slugger fires up during bench-clearing incident against Royals

Fans reacted as Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the New York Yankees punched their ticket to the ALCS after defeating the Kanas City Royals 3-1 in Game 4. The Yanks had a strong outing, with Gerrit Cole on the mound. Cole's pitching his way through seven innings, giving up just one run.

The Royals had the tying run on base but failed to score as their opponents triumphed with their strong defense. While the game was going at a solid pace, things quickly escalated as the benches got cleared in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Anthony Volpe made a double play to tag Maikel Garcia at second base, but Garcia wasn't pleased with his gesture after the tag, which quickly escalated into a bench-clearing incident. There was no scuffle, and no players were ejected. Yet Jazz Chisholm Jr. was fired up with the incident, and the umpire was seen holding him off from taking things further.

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MLB fans took to social media to react to Jazz Chisholm's behavior. Here's a look at some of the reactions on X:

"Jazz needs to be humbled," wrote one fan.

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"Garcia wasn’t even mad at Volpe, it was Jazz trying to insert himself in a play he wasn’t involved in," another wrote.

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"Nothing happened until Jazz got involved," one fan chipped in.

Comments continued to flow as fans were unhappy with the incident.

"Jazz thinkin the world revolves around him," wrote one fan.

"Was because Chisholm came over from 3rd and said something about the hard slide," another fan chimed in.

"Jazz. Loser," added one fan.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. gets booed in the Yankees clubhouse

Jazz Chisholm Jr. was booed at Kauffman Stadium after his comment that the Royals got lucky by winning Game 2. Each time Chisholm stepped up to the plate, he was booed by Royals fans.

The Yankees were in high spirits during their celebration as they continued to boo Chisholm in the clubhouse. Chisholm's teammates were seen trolling him for the boos received at Kauffman Stadium.

The Yanks now return to New York to open the ALCS with the Tigers or the Guardians.

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Cresswell McCoy is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda having almost 7 years of prior experience in content development. He holds and Master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies, and his baseball journey began when he joined an MLB betting site as a writer.

Cresswell supports the Philadelphia Phillies because of their top-notch roster and the entertainment they provide, and also admires the New Your Yankees because of their legacy in the sport. His favorite players are Bryce Harper, Gerrit Cole, Giancarlo Stanton and Brandon Marsh, while his favorite coach is Aaron Boone.

Some of his favorite baseball moments in recent times include Giancarlo Stanton's walk-off grand slam against the Pirates in 2022, Aaron Judge's iconic 62nd home run and the time Juan Soto provoked Miles Mikolas with his shuffle.

Cresswell's strengths lie in deeply analyzing playing styles of individual players, analyzing teams’ defensive strategies and batting approaches. He ensures accuracy in his articles by sourcing information only from official MLB handles and reliable insiders.

In his spare time, Cresswell is into heavy metal music and plays the guitar, and also enjoys hiking, camping in the woods and honing his survival skills.

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