Yankees' Aaron Boone irked by Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s in-game lollipop: 'That pisses me off'

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News on Jun 23, 2026

Published in Baseball

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NEW YORK — Fruit flavored candy on the outside? Bubblegum on the inside?

That’s a Blow Pop, and Aaron Boone was not happy that Jazz Chisholm Jr. ate one while playing second base during Monday’s 5-3 loss to the Tigers. With the Yankees down, 4-1, in the fifth inning, YES Network cameras showed Chisholm sucking on and fiddling with a green lollipop midgame.

He appeared to be nearing the gummy center of his green apple-tasting treat, available to players in Comerica Park’s dugouts, as the viral moment drew mixed reactions on social media.

On Wednesday, it became clear that critics of the confection were in agreement with Boone, who said that he wasn’t a fan of Chisholm’s delectable decision during his weekly appearance on the “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast.

“That pisses me off,” the manager said with a slight smile, adding that he didn’t know about the lollipop until after Monday’s game, which saw Chisholm go 1 for 4 with two strikeouts despite the added sugar. “So he and I talked about that. That won’t be going on.”

Monday wasn’t the first time that Chisholm, a magnet for attention, played with a lollipop in his mouth this season. In another known instance, he actually took an at-bat with one in the first inning of a game against the Red Sox in Boston on April 22.

Boone said he was unaware of that lollipop as well on Tuesday.

“I’m not on that,” Boone said, reiterating his displeasure.

It’s interesting that Chisholm’s lollipops inspired public condemnation from Boone, who typically avoids such things when it comes to his players and has encouraged his most colorful pupil to be himself. But Chisholm has earned private chats with Boone by pushing limits in the past, and it can be argued that the lollipop optics weren’t good, especially with the Yankees on their way to their third straight loss.

There’s also the matter of a choking hazard, though former Royals infielder U. L. Washington used to play with a toothpick in his mouth, which YES Network broadcaster Michael Kay noted on Monday.

Now it sounds like Chisholm, who took a .226 average, 11 homers and a .716 OPS into Tuesday’s game against Detroit, will have to stick to chewing on baseball’s traditional staples. Those include sunflower seeds, gum and tobacco, though Blow Pops are a healthier alternative to the latter.