ANAHEIM, Calif. – After doing what his manager told him to do and stealing two bases in the eighth inning of a six-run game Sunday, Jazz Chisholm Jr. woke up Monday morning in the center of a controversy.
The Yankees second baseman was labeled by Red Sox broadcaster Will Flemming as a “bush league player” who “plays the game the wrong way.” Fleming indicated that Chisholm was out of line because the Red Sox had elected not to hold him on at first base — which is the very development that led Aaron Boone to tell Chisholm to take off.
Fleming later added that the Red Sox should throw at Austin Wells, who was at the plate when Chisholm took off, and that pitcher Jovani Moran should start a fight with Chisholm, as retaliation for the steals.
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