Yankees Broadcast Rips Jazz Chisholm, Jr. Amid Brutal Stretch

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kristie Ackert | Last updated Jun 25, 2025 9:21 AM ET

Jazz Chisholm Jr. got tossed in the ninth inning Tuesday night—and he’s taking heat for it from all sides, including the Yankees' own broadcast booth.

Michael Kay, Paul O’Neill, and Todd Frazier didn’t hold back after the Yankees’ 4–3 extra-inning loss to the Reds. The loss was the Yankees' ninth in the last 12 games.

Chisholm’s ejection came in a tie game after a called strike he clearly didn’t agree with. But instead of letting it go, he kept chirping at home plate umpire Mark Wegner, even after Aaron Judge tried to calm him down.

“Jazz Chisholm just got thrown out, and really, he has nobody to blame but himself,” Kay said on the YES Network broadcast, according to Awful Announcing.

“I know he didn’t like the call, but he’s been chirping at Wegner. Aaron Judge, between innings, walked him out to the field to try to calm him down. And he would not stop screaming... Wegner gave him a lot of leash.”

O’Neill, known for his temper as a player, echoed the frustration. “You get so frustrated as a player, you just want to vent,” he said. “But now you’ve put Aaron Boone in a situation where you need to go to your bench.”

That situation got worse in the 11th inning, when the Yankees had to use backup catcher J.C. Escarra at third base after shifting Oswald Peraza and DJ LeMahieu to cover for the ejection.

Chisholm disputed Kay’s version of events.

He told reporters after the game he was mumbling to himself, not yelling at third base, when he looked up and saw Wegner looking at him. He asked why the umpire was looking at him, and that is when he got run.

Todd Frazier, who played for both the Reds and Yankees, said it doesn’t matter.

“You’ve got to be a professional. You’ve got to let it go,” Frazier said back in the studio after the game.

He added that Chisholm clearly let it affect him in the at-bat and then affect the team.

“It got him,” Frazier said. “ It got him.”

Yankees fans joined in the broadcasters in criticizing Chisholm.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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