WATCH: Jazz Chisholm Jr. held back by Jasson Dominguez after getting ejected for arguing with umpire

New York Yankees slugger Jazz Chisholm Jr. lost his cool during the second game of the series against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park on Tuesday.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. was frustrated after a controversial strike call on a 2-0 pitch count at the top of the ninth inning. However, the Yankees star didn't vent his frustration straightaway, instead, he lashed out at the umpire before the start of the bottom of the ninth as he set up for his defensive duties.

Chisholm continued to argue with home plate umpire Mark Wegner despite Yankees manager Aaron Boone trying to send him away and Wegner ejected Chisholm for his outburst.

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However, Chisholm wasn't done there. As he made his way back to the dugout, the Yankees star continued with his outburst and was seemingly on his way back to the field before his teammate Jasson Dominguez held him back.

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The hard-fought contest was tied 3-3 at the time of Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s ejection and eventually went to extra innings.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. reveals real reason behind his ejection

While Jazz Chisholm Jr. was furious over the strike call, the Yankees star revealed he was not ejected for arguing the call. Following the game, Chisholm said he confronted the home plate umpire for "looking at" him as he was fielding groundballs.

“When I looked and realized he was looking at me, I looked at him and said, ‘Why are you looking at me?’ That’s when I get tossed. I didn’t get tossed for saying nothing crazy. I didn’t get tossed for saying, ‘Oh, that was a bad pitch.’ I got tossed for saying, ‘Why are you looking at me?’ I don’t think that’s a good reason to toss anybody.”

Following Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s ejection, the Yankees took the lead in the top of the tenth inning, but failed to hold onto the lead as the Reds came from behind in the bottom tenth to win 5-4.

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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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