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Red Sox Rookie’s Retirement Quip Draws Chisholm Trash Talk, Dobbins Secures Series Win

Hunter Dobbins backed his retirement taunt with a dominant Sunday performance that propelled Boston to a three-game series victory over the Yankees

Jun 2, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins (73) pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the fourth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Hunter Dobbins ignited the rivalry by telling the Boston Herald he’d retire if the Yankees were the last team to offer him a contract
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. fired back on X with a call for more on-field trash talk and the promise of “free smoke at 7”
  • Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he isn’t craving more trash talk in baseball but doesn’t mind players showing some edge
  • Returning from a month-long injury, Chisholm went 8-for-16 with two homers and six RBIs, including a three-run homer and RBI single in Friday’s game
  • Boston’s offense totaled 27 runs across the three-game set, including 11 in the finale, and Dobbins’s five-solid-inning start sealed the series victory