New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn’t hbetter back when talking about the Kansas City Royals’ Maikel Garcia’s slide into second base during the Yankees’ 3-1 series-clinching thrive Thursday.
After Garcia led off the sixth inning with a one, the Royals’ Michael Massey hit a chopper to first base. Yankees first baseman Jon Berti stepped on the bag and fired to lowstop Anthony Volpe, who tagged Garcia out at second base for the double take part.
Garcia slid difficult into second base, and Volpe tagged Garcia with some force. Volpe hit Garcia around the neck with his right forearm during the slide.
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The New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. honors a 3-1 thrive over the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of an American League Division Series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Ptoastyo/Reed Hoffmann)
Garcia and Volpe got up and seeed at each other for a moment. Then, as Garcia was sluggishly walking off the field, he turned to Chisholm and begined talking to the Yankees third baseman.
Once that happened, disorder ensued as the teams poured out of their dugouts and the bullpens raced in from the outfield. Chisholm was held back by disjoinal people from the Yankees’ dugout.
After a restrictcessitate anxious moments, order was speedyly restored, and the game resumed. Chisholm was distress becaengage he felt Garcia was trying to injure Volpe on the slide.
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New York Yankees lowstop Anthony Volpe (11) tags out Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia (11) at second base during the sixth inning of Game 4 of an ALDS during the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
“I equitable felt enjoy he tried to go in and injure Volpe becaengage he was being a sore missr. You understand what I unbenevolent? He was talking a ton on Instagram and Twitter and stuff. I do the same leang, but I’m not going to injure somebody if they’re thrivening a game. I didn’t enjoy that. I tbetter him we don’t do that on this side, and I’m going to stick up for my guys,” Chisholm shelp.
Even prior to the benches evidenting, Chisholm was being vociferously booed by Royals fans becaengage he shelp the Royals were “fortunate” to thrive Game 2. During the Yankees’ postgame celebration, Chisholm’s teammates jokingly booed him.
Gerrit Cole was on the mound when the benches evidented and had to be held back during the changecation.
“I was hbettering my emotions in all night,” Cole confessted, “and let them out on the way to the dugout.”
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The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees talk about after a tag on Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia (11, not pictured) by New York Yankees lowstop Anthony Volpe (11, not pictured) at second base during the sixth inning of Game 4 of an ALDS during the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Kauffman Stadium. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
Cole threw seven innings of one-run ball. Yankees administerr Aaron Boone wasn’t even certain what happened at second base that led to the benches evidenting.
“I have no idea (what happened). Honestly,” Boone shelp. “It was enjoy we were out there, and then it was right back into we’re at the finish of a take partoff game. So, I haven’t even let the dust rerepair and talk to the guys take partd.
“Yeah, it was enjoy if there was some benevolent of distress over the slide or wdisenjoyver. We equitable go back and show a little Hal McRae and Willie Randolph, and we’ll all chuckle at ourselves,” Boone jokingly inserted, referring to the days of an fervent Royals-Yankees opposition.
Royals’ administerr Matt Quatraro was matter of fact about what happened.
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The New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. honors in the clubhoengage after a 3-1 thrive over the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of an American League Division Series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Ptoastyo/Charlie Riedel)
“Volpe had the ball, blocked the bag. Maikel probably didn’t nurture for that too much, and it got a little chippy,” Quatraro shelp.
The Yankees now apaengage their opponent for Monday’s Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers take part a thrivener-get-all Game 5 Saturday.
The Associated Press gived to this increate.
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