Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits early with neck tightness after what he called rough tag by Royals third baseman
NY Post
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s neck was tight, and so was he about Maikel Garcia.
The Yankees third baseman left Tuesday’s 10-2 win over the Royals an inning after getting banged up diving into third base on a steal in the sixth.
He and manager Aaron Boone did not seem overly concerned about his neck tightness or the right thumb that got caught up in the play, but Chisholm did take issue with the tag put on him by Garcia, the Royals third baseman who was in the middle of some drama with Chisholm during last October’s ALDS.
As Chisholm dove in for third on Tuesday, the throw hit off Garcia’s glove, which then came down and bonked Chisholm’s helmet in an attempt to make the tag. Chisholm’s head also collided with Garcia’s left knee on the play as his helmet fell off.
“I just feel like every time we have a problem, it’s always been him,” Chisholm said. “That’s the only reason I was so frustrated. To see that he didn’t even have the ball, for the way that he tagged me, I didn’t like it. Just frustrated, that’s it.”
The frustration dates back to the ALDS, when Chisholm accused Garcia of trying to injure Anthony Volpe with his slide into second base in Game 4, which led to the benches clearing.
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