Rigidity flared late in a decent sport between the Yankees and Reds on Tuesday(June 24) and it ended with an surprising ejection. Within the ninth inning of a tied sport at Nice American Ball Park, Yankees outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was tossed by house plate umpire Mark Wegner after a heated change. However in line with Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone, the scenario might have been nudged alongside by a well-known face in a brand new uniform.

Talking to reporters the subsequent day, Boone stated he believed Reds catcher Jose Trevino, who spent three seasons with the Yankees earlier than being traded to Cincinnati, had a hand in escalating the second. “There’s a reasonably robust case Jazz Chisholm Jr. shouldn’t have been ejected from final evening’s sport,” Boone stated, per MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. “I imagine Jose Trevino contributed to the ejection, directing HP umpire Mark Wegner to take a look at Jazz at third base.”

Trevino appeared to gesture towards Chisholm throughout the inning, catching the umpire’s consideration simply earlier than the ejection.

On the YES Community broadcast, Yankees play-by-play voice Michael Kay was crucial of Chisholm’s actions, saying, “Jazz Chisholm simply obtained thrown out, and actually he has no one responsible however himself.”

On MLB Community, analysts Greg Amsinger and Dan Plesac weighed in as properly. “It regarded like he took himself out of this sport,” Amsinger stated. “As a result of he simply wouldn’t let it go.” Plesac added, “This wasn’t a fast hook. The umpire let him go forward and say his piece. However he simply carried on somewhat bit too lengthy.”

“Woo-hoo! A bit gamesmanship from a former Yankee!” Amsinger quipped in closing.

As each groups proceed to jockey for postseason positioning, this minor drama won’t go away an enduring mark, however it’s a reminder that baseball’s unwritten guidelines and relationships run deep, even when uniforms change.