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New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. Gets Suspended For Social Media Use on Thursday

It actually wasn't the outburst itself, but the act of using social media during the game that got Chisholm sidelined.
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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is greeted in the dugout after scoring in the third inning against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on April 16.
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is greeted in the dugout after scoring in the third inning against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on April 16. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

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Friday, 6:10 p.m. ET: Chisholm has been suspended one game and fined. It's not for the post itself, or his outburst, but for using social media during the game. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today:

Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm receives one-game suspension and is fined for violating Major League Baseball’s social media policy for tweeting during the game last night.

FRIDAY AM: The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Thursday night at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The road team in their own spring training ballpark, the Yankees posted mutli-run innings in both the fifth and sixth to spur their offensive attack.

With the win, New York is now 12-7 and in first place in the American League East. The loss drops Tampa Bay to 8-11 and in last place.

While the game itself was solid for New York, the real fireworks came from Jazz Chisholm Jr., who was ejected for arguing balls and strikes.

After the game, Chisholm took to social media to express his disdain for what happened, posting this expletive-laden message on "X" just moments after being ejected.

Players cannot use their phones during games, so as a result of this post, Chisholm could face disciplinary action from the league, per Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. did say he sent that tweet from the #Yankees' clubhouse post ejection.

A source said the league is looking into the matter

"I don't care," Chisholm said. "I did what I did. I can live up to my responsibilities. It doesn't matter to me."

Acquired at the trade deadline last year from the Miami Marlins, Chisholm is hitting just .169 so far this season. He does have six home runs and 11 RBIs, as well as four stolen bases.

The Yankees will play the Rays again on Friday night with first pitch coming at 7:05 p.m. ET. Carlos Rodon (NYY) will pitch against Drew Rasmussen (TBR).

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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