New York Yankees slugger Jazz Chisholm Jr. made headlines on Thursday after he was ejected for arguing with the plate umpire after a controversial strike call against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. was incensed after a strike call on a 2-2 call with Mason Montgomery on the mound for the Rays. The replays showed the pitch to be easily missing the strike zone.
While the Yankees star was ejected for arguing the fall with the umpire, Chisholm Jr. went on social media during the game to react to the controversial call.
“Not even fu****g close,” Chisholm Jr. wrote on X.
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.
