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Chisholm’s Cleatless Sprint Earns ‘Shoeless Jazz’ Moniker in Yankees’ 4-2 Win

Chisholm has posted a .350 average across 17 games since returning from an oblique injury

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Overview

  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. lost both of his Travis Scott Jordan cleats while scoring from second base in the second inning after wet socks and a collision with catcher Maverick Handley
  • Reporters and teammates quickly nicknamed him “Shoeless Jazz,” drawing a parallel to Shoeless Joe Jackson’s early-20th-century legend
  • Chisholm went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs, including an eighth-inning two-run double that extended New York’s lead
  • Teammate Jasson Dominguez retied Chisholm’s cleats in the dugout, allowing him to stay in the game wearing the same shoes
  • Chisholm will next face the Cincinnati Reds on June 23 in Ohio after hitting .350 since coming off the injured list