Jazz Chisholm Jr. struck the wrong chord with his former teammate.
The Yankees’ second baseman was ejected in the sixth inning of Sunday’s eventual 5-4 loss to the Red Sox after arguing a called third strike with home plate umpire Adam Hamari and tossing his helmet in frustration.
De-escalation efforts by skipper Aaron Boone and first base coach Dan Fiorito proved futile, leading to Chisholm’s early exit and summoning Anthony Volpe off the bench.
Former Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo — a teammate of Chisholm’s with the 2024 American League champion Bombers — took exception with his behavior.
“You just have to be smarter there,” Rizzo said during NBC’s broadcast on Peacock. “Jazz is such a big part of this offense and they need to get him going and to get ejected there…it shows a little bit of immaturity there.
“The team’s scuffling, they need him in the lineup, and now he puts Volpe in a tough position coming in completely cold.”
Anthony Rizzo said it “shows a little bit of immaturity” for Jazz Chisholm Jr. to get himself ejected.
“The team’s scuffling, they need him in the lineup, and now he puts Volpe in a tough position coming in completely cold.” pic.twitter.com/p8OEBTflcX
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) June 29, 2026
Chisholm also did not speak with reporters after the extra-inning loss, which marked a four-game sweep by Boston and put the Yankees (48-35) a game back of the Rays in the AL East.
A free agent this coming offseason, Chisholm has struggled to match his spring training goal of becoming a 50-50 player in 2026.
After Sunday’s ejection, Chisholm sports a disappointing .223/.306/.399 slash line with 12 homers and 24 stolen bases through 80 games.
His bumpy campaign has also seen him admonished by Boone for having a lollipop while playing defense, leaving a game after fouling a ball off his groin while not wearing a cup, and stunningly admitting he was unfamiliar with the MLB rulebook on a costly missed double play.
Chisholm’s up-and-down season has seen the 28-year-old using and wearing his teammates’ equipment in an attempt to spark his offense.
With the Yankees missing superstar Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Trent Grisham, Chisholm’s offensive contributions will be key if the Yankees hope to stay afloat, according to Boone.
“I feel like he’s been solid now for a couple months, but I always feel like with Jazz, there’s so much more,” Boone said Sunday night. “[We’re] waiting for him to really catch fire. I feel like he hasn’t caught fire yet at all this year.
“I feel like after a really slow start the first few weeks, I feel like he’s been steady the last couple months. But you’re always waiting on that hot streak that you know he’s capable of.”
