WHY Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. says baseball is a ‘White sport’……..Read more

 

 

Long a sport in which celebrations of practically any sort would result in an up-and-in fastball, baseball has adapted to “letting the kids play,” at least more often than in the past.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is among the league’s young stars unafraid to be flashy, which goes against many of the old-time unwritten rules of baseball.

The New York Yankees infielder launches into a basketball-inspired eurostep celebration when he touches home plate after every home run, and it’s not uncommon to see his hat tilted a bit.

But that hasn’t stopped Chisholm, who is not bashful about adding chains and non-uniform colors to his look, from getting criticism.

And he seemed to insinuate he feels it’s because of his skin color.

“I don’t want to say this. Baseball is a White sport. I feel like White people criticize everything that a Black man does. Black men are outspoken. They say what’s on their minds,” he told The Athletic.

The unwritten rules of baseball are White. And I always broke the unwritten rules of baseball.”

When Chisholm made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2020, he wasted no time showing off his flair with customized cleats. But longtime MLB veteran Miguel Rojas cut up one pair with scissors and ruined another by pouring milk on them.