Every day, this sport gives you a chance to see something you’ve never seen before. On Saturday afternoon, we saw a runner get doubled off first base on a pop up to second base courtesy of Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the New York Yankees. Chisholm was not attempting to steal. Miami Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards simply caught him napping.
Here’s the play. Inexcusable doesn’t begin to describe it:
Yankees manager Aaron Boone did not pull Chisholm from the game, though it certainly would have been justified. The broadcast caught Boone pulling Chisholm down the tunnel and into the clubhouse for a chat, and also having a heated talk with first base coach Travis Chapman. Understandable, of course.
As last year’s World Series showed, the Yankees are a sloppy and fundamentally unsound team. They made seven errors in a crucial three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays a week ago, and last weekend, catcher Austin Wells ran into the final out of the ninth inning because he forgot how many outs there were. Unacceptable, all of it.
On Friday night, the Yankees suffered a stunning loss when the three relievers they acquired at the deadline (David Bednar, Jake Bird, Camilo Doval) combined to allow nine runs in 2 ⅓ innings. New utility man José Caballero also committed a crucial error when he allowed a ball to scoot under his glove in right field.
The Yankees entered play Saturday with a 60-50 record and in the top wild card spot. The Marlins, meanwhile, have been the hottest team in baseball, winning 23 of 32 games since June 21. That is the best record in baseball during that time.
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