Yankees manager Aaron Boone never thought he’d be having a conversation with a professional baseball player about keeping lollipops off the field — but that’s exactly what happened Monday night.
Second baseman Jazz Chisholm jogged out to his position between innings for the second time this season with a green Charms Blow Pop in his mouth, completely without his manager’s knowledge. When Boone learned about it, he made no secret of his embarrassment over the situation.
“I just don’t think he should’ve had a lollipop out on the field. Nothing more, less. It just wasn’t a good look to me,” Boone told reporters during pregame media availability Tuesday. “I mean, listen, I was annoyed by it, I addressed it and let’s move on from it. At the end of the day it wasn’t that big of a deal.”
He added simply: “Just … shouldn’t do that.”
Chisholm had the lollipop in his mouth when the opposing Tigers stepped up to bat in the bottom of the fifth inning. He was not called upon to make any defensive plays during that half-inning. This comes just days after Chisholm made headlines for declaring he still refuses to wear a protective cup, even after taking a foul ball to the groin during Thursday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Earlier Tuesday, Boone expressed himself even more bluntly on the Talkin’ Yankees podcast. “That pisses me off,” he said.
