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New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was not the most popular person at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday.
The Kansas City Royals fans consistently booed him following his comments after Game 2 when he told reporters the American League Central team “just got lucky” when tying the series at one apiece.
“I ain’t ever seen anybody boo a bum,” he told reporters Wednesday before also reacting on social media:
Jazz Chisholm Jr @j_chisholm3
Once my home crowd is cheering for me nothing matters 🗣️🤷🏾♂️🐣#bronxdawgs
Royals fans were likely more concerned with players such as Aaron Judge or Juan Soto coming into the American League Division Series, but Chisholm drew their ire when he brushed off New York’s loss in Game 2.
“Still feels the same that we’re going to win it,” he said in full. “I don’t feel like anybody feels any different. We’re going to go out there and do our thing still. We still don’t feel like any other team is better than us. We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight, so they just got lucky.”
B/R Walk-Off @BRWalkoff
Jazz Chisholm Jr. says “I love it” as he runs out to boos from the Royals fans 👀 pic.twitter.com/7PUTZ8e6IF
He got the last laugh Wednesday, as the Yankees stole home-field advantage right back with a 3-2 victory.
While Chisholm didn’t do much at 0-for-4, Giancarlo Stanton played the role of hero for the Bronx Bombers.
The slugger went 3-for-5 with two RBI, a stolen base and what proved to be the winning home run in the eighth inning. Both bullpens turned in strong performances after starters Clarke Schmidt and Seth Lugo each gave up two runs in the first five innings, as Stanton’s blast was the only run in the final four frames.
Kansas City will be playing for its season when it takes the field Thursday.
If it wins, there will be a decisive Game 5 back in New York on Saturday. If it loses, all the crowd’s booing of Chisholm will be for naught.
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