Jazz Chisholm Jr and Braves coach Eduardo Perez had a run-in during the game between the Yankees and Atlanta.
In the second game of the weekend series between New York and the Braves, the problem between the player and the coach arose.
What happened between Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Eduardo Perez?
After Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached third base after a tag-up from second base, he began to make hand gestures with his eyes as if to cry, also to retire, pointing, to come and talk to the Braves’ dugout.
The gestures were directed at Eduardo Perez, Atlanta’s coach, who did not hold back and pointed at Jazz Chisholm Jr., pointing to part of his body that was watching him and pointing to his head (which in baseball means a pitch to the head) which made Jazz Chisholm Jr. even more upset, who continued with his gestures towards Eduardo Perez, even from the Yankees’ dugout.
Why was Eduardo Perez upset with Jazz Chisholm Jr.?
There is speculation that Braves coach Eduardo Perez was yelling at Jazz Chisholm Jr. because he was telling Anthony Volpe what pitch was coming with signs, which is perfectly legal, which the Atlanta coach did not like because in theory it is breaking an unwritten rule of baseball.
It is not the first problem that Jazz Chisholm Jr. has had this season with a Venezuelan player
This is not the first problem that Jazz Chisholm Jr. has had this season with a Venezuelan, he already had it with Maikel Garcia, third baseman of the Kansas City Royals, with whom he also had a run-in in the 2024 MLB playoffs..
What will happen in game three of the weekend series between the Yankees and Braves?
It remains to be seen what will happen in the third game of the series between the Yankees and the Braves on Sunday, July 20, 2025, whether they throw the ball at Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s head or hit him with a pitch.
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