Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a tough evening on the House Run Derby, however these scrolling via X after his outing are doubtless having a laughter-filled evening.
Social media had some main jokes after Chisholm hit simply three house runs within the derby, eliminating him within the first spherical.
MLB’s official account sugarcoated Chisholm’s abysmal efficiency by posting, “Jazz Chisholm Jr. was here for the vibes,” which simply led to much more jokes.
Nicely, the Yankees star actually wasn’t there to win the derby, however he did have a smile on his face, so maybe Chisholm was simply there for the vibes.
Chisholm’s three house runs have been the fewest of the primary spherical by far, as Matt Olson’s 15 have been the subsequent fewest.
However surprisingly sufficient, there have been worse performances up to now, and even from a fellow Yankee.
In 2012, Robinson Cano didn’t hit a single homer within the contest. It was particularly stunning as he had simply gained the competition a season prior.
However for this 12 months, Chisholm is the participant residing in infamy.
Chisholm swung the bat 38 occasions en path to his three homers.
“Flyout derby,” some referred to as Chisholm’s evening, whereas others wrote that Chisholm’s outing would have been glorious had it been a “double down the line derby” or a “ground ball to first base contest.”
One X consumer identified that Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers and Chisholm had the identical variety of house runs within the final two days — solely Stowers was not even within the derby. He smashed three in Miami’s 11-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday.
And it wasn’t simply Chisholm because the butt of the jokes, some Yankees have been caught within the crossfire, too.
One fan posted a mockery of what Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone, who is understood for having his gamers’ backs, would’ve stated about Chisholm’s efficiency.
“Aaron Boone: ‘I thought Jazz had the best round of anyone in the Derby,’” the consumer joked.
Others poked enjoyable at shortstop Anthony Volpe, who has struggled recently for New York, and Jasson Dominguez, who has his justifiable share of struggles taking part in within the outfield.
“Touching tribute as Jazz honors Anthony Volpe with his performance,” a consumer wrote.
“They should’ve put Jasson Dominguez in RF when Jazz went up so he could get some extra reps in,” one other posted.
Whereas he didn’t present his energy nicely within the derby, Chisholm has 17 homers throughout 65 video games this season.
