ATLANTA – All the time keen to talk his thoughts, Jazz Chisholm Jr. took a special method following the Yankees’ 12-9 win over the Braves on Saturday.
Somewhat than speak about an in-game verbal confrontation between him and Braves coach Eddie Pérez, the Yankees’ second baseman declined to remark when approached by reporters. Aaron Boone didn’t have specifics on the incident, however he felt Main League Baseball ought to examine the state of affairs.
“I know they were saying some things that will probably be looked at, and should be,” Boone stated.
The Yankees supervisor was then requested if the Braves had been saying Chisholm needs to be hit within the head, as Pérez might be seen pointing at his personal cranium in Atlanta’s dugout throughout the interplay.
Boone, “I don’t know exactly what was said, but they were talking about stuff like that, yeah.”
Jazz Chisholm and Braves coach Eddie Perez exchanged phrases throughout the business break.
Pérez, nevertheless, denied that allegation.
As an alternative, Pérez stated he noticed Chisholm relaying indicators from second base throughout Anthony Volpe’s sixth-inning at-bat, in response to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. When Pérez pointed to his head, he claimed he was telling Chisholm, “Think.”
“I was just saying, ‘Be smart,’” Pérez added. “I like that guy. He’s one of my favorites. And he got mad about it. I don’t know why he got mad about it. So, I was like, ‘Take it easy’, and he started doing some [stuff].”
Video replay confirmed Chisholm repeatedly gesturing along with his palms and arms throughout Volpe’s at-bat, which featured Rafael Montero on the mound and resulted in a sac fly.
Here is some video from Anthony Volpe’s sixth inning at-bat. Would seem Jazz Chisholm Jr. was signaling along with his palms and arms from second base. The #Yankees had been just lately caught tipping towards the #Mariners. #Braves pic.twitter.com/Y9MzTw7BMP
The Yankees lacked subtlety as they relayed indicators in a current recreation towards the Mariners, too, as Seattle picked up on some animated waves from second base throughout a July 10 recreation at Yankee Stadium. Nearer Andrés Muñoz had been tipping his slider, and the Yankees used some empathic motions to relay the pitch.
“I don’t know anything about that,” Boone, making little effort to be convincing, stated when requested about Muñoz tipping the following day.
Relaying indicators, when completed by means of pure means, is completely authorized in baseball, and it’s incumbent on groups to ensure their pitchers will not be tipping. Nevertheless, the observe can rile opponents up.
With that in thoughts and the Yankees wanting to keep up the benefit of understanding what’s coming, it could be to their profit to be rather less apparent when relaying indicators sooner or later.
