Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. Suspended 1 Game, Fined by MLB for NSFW Post After Ejection

MLB fined New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and suspended him for one game for his comments about an umpire in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media confirmed the punishment doled out by the league.

Chisholm was called out on strikes on a fastball out of the zone in the top of the seventh. He disputed the call with home plate umpire John Bacon and got ejected.

In a since-deleted post on social media, the 2022 All-Star said the pitch was "not even f--king close."

The problems for Chisholm were twofold. He confirmed he sent the post as the game was unfolding, which runs afoul of MLB's rules on the usage of electronic devices during games. The league's social media policy also prohibits players from "displaying or transmitting Content that questions the impartiality of or otherwise denigrates a Major or Minor League umpire."

A one-game suspension isn't that much within the context of a full season, and the Yankees certainly have the depth to make up for Chisholm's absence.

But the 27-year-old is trying to work his way out of a slow start to the new campaign. He has six homers through 19 games yet is batting .169 with a .272 on-base percentage. Take away the opening series, when New York's hitters collectively blitzed the Milwaukee Brewers, and Chisholm is slugging just .305.

Serving a one-game suspension is a setback—albeit a small one—at a bad time for the veteran infielder.