As Jazz Chisholm Jr. leaned on the Yankees’ dugout railing throughout an April 14 sport towards the Royals, he sized up the prey sitting subsequent to him.
Ever so barely, the second baseman leaned towards Pat Roessler. The assistant hitting coach flinched, however held his floor. That’s when Chisholm went for the kill, sinking his tooth into Roessler’s shoulder.
#PIM New York Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr and Pat Roessler chunk April 14, 2025 pic.twitter.com/WXioj4ClYH
OK, so the incident wasn’t really violent. Removed from it, in truth.
Nonetheless, Chisholm has been celebrating house runs by affectionately biting Roessler since spring coaching.
What’s up with that?
“He’s nuts,” added a laughing Roessler, who goes by the nickname “Six.”
Chisholm is just not making an attempt to be baseball’s model of Mike Tyson, although. He had a completely totally different rationalization for his nibbles.
Jazz is having some enjoyable with hitting coach Pat Roessler 😆#YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/ROohOSc6BF
The 27-year-old, ultra-colorful Chisholm and the 65-year-old, reserved Roessler could make for an unlikely pair. But the 2 grew shut after the Yankees acquired the previous from the Marlins final summer time.
“He works with me every day, talks to me every day,” Chisholm mentioned. “He treats all of us like his sons, and you can’t ask for better from a hitting coach. To always be there for you no matter what you’re going through, nothing changes. He stays by your side.”
Chisholm went on to say that Roessler inspired him all through a latest 0-for-24 skid. Chisholm, hindered by his distaste for chilly climate, broke out of that funk with a house run on April 13. That referred to as for an assault on Roessler.
The YES Community captured the infielder, who entered Wednesday’s sport with six house runs this season, chomping on the coach once more the very subsequent evening.
Whereas Chisholm and Roessler are simply starting their first full season collectively, Rowson coached Chisholm in Miami from 2020-2022. However Rowson has by no means been bitten by Chisholm.
“Which is good!” Rowson mentioned. “You know what, though? You never know man. I love it because he’s having fun. That’s the main thing. He’s having fun, and Six has got some bite marks, apparently, on different places.”
Requested about these markings, Roessler lightheartedly waved off the query and mentioned he’s all good.
“He’s very playful,” the coach mentioned of Chisholm. “That’s all.”
