As it turned out, New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn’t the sucker everyone thought he was following his lollipop fiasco.
Chisholm resoundingly shut up critics after drawing heat for playing the infield with a lollipop in his mouth against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
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On Tuesday, Chisholm went 2-for-4 with a sixth-inning two-run home run off Tigers starter Casey Mize. The dinger put New York in front and the team never looked back from there.
The Yankees won the game, 4-3.
When Chisholm returned to the dugout after his go-ahead home run, he grabbed a hold of a lollipop container in the dugout and held it up for the cameras.
“The ‘Lollipop Kid’ came through tonight in a big way,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the game, via MLB.com. “He can have all the lollipops he wants now. So, we’re good.”
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Chisholm said he didn’t know Boone called him the “Lollipop Kid.” But added that he and Boone spoke about the incident, specifically on “safety habits.”
Boone said he was OK with Chisholm leaning into the lollipop bit as long as he kept the candy in the dugout at all times.
Chisholm is batting .230 this season with 12 home runs.
The Yankees improved to 47-31 with the win, maintaining a three-game lead on the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East.
The Tigers fell to 34-45 and are trying to stay out of the bottom of the American League Central.
Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr leans into lollipop fiasco after clutch home run in win over Tigers
