Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. calls Hunter Dobbins ‘crazy' for saying he'd retire before playing for the Yankees
Dobbins doesn't quite have the same cachet as Ken Griffey Jr., who also
As part of ESPN's 'Sunday Night Baseball,' Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. wore a microphone during the top of the third inning.
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ESPN play-by-play voice Karl Ravech brought Chisholm a fan question looking for a reaction to Dobbins' comments.
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Chisholm, one of the game's more talkative players, started to answer, but was forced to field a ball off the bat of Ceddanne Rafaela. He proceeded to throw the ball away for a single and error.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. with a throwing error in the middle of an interview
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'For me, I love competitiveness, but to say that, being a rookie, is kind of crazy to me,' Chisholm said after regrouping. 'You know, to say that you're going to rule out 21 of 30 teams to be a professional athlete? . . . I feel like if the Yankees was the only team offering you a job, that would be crazy, because the Yankees is one of the best sports franchises in the world. So I don't think that's even possible that that's the only team offering you a job.'
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It was a rare win for an in-game interview.
Dobbins might not want to play for the Yankees, but he found Yankee Stadium to his liking, allowing three runs on four hits over five innings. He left with a 7-3 lead.
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