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Jazz Chisholm’s four-word post to social media ended up being a costly one.
Major League Baseball announced on Friday that the New York Yankees infielder Chisholm has been fined and suspended one game stemming from his actions the night before against the Tampa Bay Rays. MLB stated that Chisholm’s punishment was “for his conduct, including his violation of Major League Baseball’s Social Media Policy for Major League Players.”
The former All-Star Chisholm was ejected in the seventh inning of Thursday’s game against Tampa Bay for arguing a low strike-three call by home plate umpire John Bacon. Then while the game was still going on, Chisholm took to his X page with a profane four-word post about the call, which he later then deleted.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports notes that MLB players are prohibited from using electronic devices during games. Additionally, Nightengale notes that MLB’s Social Media Policy, cited in the league’s release, prohibits the posting of content that “questions the impartiality of or otherwise denigrates a Major League umpire.”
Chisholm is reportedly appealing his suspension and is thus still in the Yankees’ lineup for Friday’s game against the Rays. But he will likely end up having to serve the one-game ban eventually with how clear MLB policy is on the matter.
Now in his second season with the Yankees, Chisholm is not having a fun season at the dish thus far with a dreadful .169 batting average through 19 games (though he has produced six homers and 11 RBIs over that span as well). Now Chisholm can add a suspension to his list of early-season woes.
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