Jazz Chisholm Jr. , known for playing with flair, noticed when a Little Leaguer was suspended in baseball's latest bat flip flap .
“I thought that was ridiculous. You’re going suspend a kid for having fun?" the New York Yankees All-Star infielder said Friday. “Crazy.”
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Marco Rocco, a 12-year-old from Haddonfield, New Jersey, tossed his bat in the air on July 16 after his sixth-inning, two-run homer in the final of the sectional tournament for Haddonfield's under-12 team against Harrison Township on July 16. His father went to court and got the suspension eliminated.
“If it’s a game-changing homer, it’s fine. Even when I’m on the mound, it doesn’t irk me. It’s a human reaction and it’s good for the game, just l