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Jazz Chisholm admits to not knowing force out rule after Yankees’ loss in extra innings
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Jazz Chisholm is in his seventh MLB season and getting paid $10.2 million in 2026 to be the New York Yankees second baseman.
But he apparently didn't know the rules of the game Saturday night.
The Tampa Bay Rays had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning when Jonathan Aranda hit a ground ball to Chisholm. He didn't field the ball cleanly for the potential double-play, which allowed Chandler Simpson to score the game-winning run from third.
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"I was really gonna tag the runner and throw it to first," Chisholm said of his intentions with the play . "I don't know what the rule is, if I went to first base first and threw it back to second if it's an out. Is it still a double play? I don't know. Does it count as not an RBI?"
Trent Grisham overheard Chisholm's comments and interjected . Here's their back-and-forth:
Grisham: "No, they'll score."
Chisholm: "They'll still score?"
Grisham: "He'll get there before the tag at third."
Chisholm: "Well, that's what I was trying to do in my mind."
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Chisholm did have the right idea by planning to tag Yandy Díaz then throw the ball to first despite being fully aware of the force out rules.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone defended Chisholm on Sunday, but believes he could have answered "in a better way."
"He's not confused about it. ... He's not a dumb guy," he told reporters, per The New York Post . "It's just sometimes how you present yourself in certain situations, and coupled with he's off to a little bit of a slow start."
Going into Sunday's game, Chisholm was batting .173 with three RBI and 17 strikeouts. He went 1-for-4 on Sunday in the Yankees' fifth straight loss.
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