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It turned out that New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. wasn’t the sucker everyone thought he was after his lollipop fiasco.
Chisholm resoundingly shut up critics after drawing heat for playing on the field with a lollipop in his mouth against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
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New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. celebrates his two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Detroit on June 23, 2026. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
On Tuesday, Chisholm went 2-for-4 with a sixth-inning two-run home run off Tigers starter Casey Mize. The dinger put New York in front, and the team never looked back from there.
The Yankees won the game 4-3.
When Chisholm returned to the dugout after his walk-off home run, he grabbed a lollipop in the dugout and held it up for the cameras.
“The ‘Lollipop Kid’ came through tonight in a big way,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the game, via MLB.com. “He can have all the lollipops he wants now. So we’re good.”
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New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. sees his two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Detroit on June 23, 2026. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Chisholm said he didn’t know Boone called him the “Lollipop Kid.” But added that he and Boone talked about the incident, specifically about “safety habits.”
Boone said he was okay with Chisholm leaning into the lollipop as long as he kept licking in the dugout.
Chisholm is hitting .230 this season with 12 home runs.
The Yankees improved to 47-31 with the win and maintained a three-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East.
New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. looks back at the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Detroit on June 23, 2026. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
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The Tigers fell to 34-45 and are trying to stay out of the bottom of the American League Central.
