
Drew Rasmussen, a pitcher for the Rays, apologized to Jazz Chisholm Jr. after losing his temper during a game when Chisholm was relaying pitch locations from second base. The incident occurred in the second inning and highlighted the competitive nature of baseball.
Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen lost his cool on Sunday at Jazz Chisholm Jr., but in a shocking twist, he eventually felt bad about it.
It all started in the second inning when the Yankees infielder hit a double. With Randal Grichuk at the plate, Chisholm was relaying pitch locations (or at least where Hunter Feduccia was setting up). And he wasn't being subtle about it at all.
But that's baseball. The batter has always been at an advantage when there's a runner on second, and it really doesn't have anything to do with sign stealing. After all, relaying pitch location from second base is part of the game, and teams actively try to work around that. Those intentional balks happen for that very reason.
Still, the fact that Chisholm was doing that set Rasmussen off. He was furious.
With some time to cool off about the exchange, Rasmussen had more words for Chisholm in the fifth inning. But this time, it was an apology. He appeared to say sorry to Chisholm for yelling at him.
That doesn't happen too often, and it was honestly refreshing to see cooler heads prevail like that.
It probably helped that Rasmussen pitched a gem, going six innings of scoreless one-hit baseball and seven strikeouts. You can't hold a grudge when things are going that well.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Rays pitcher apologized to Jazz Chisholm Jr. after yelling at him
Drew Rasmussen yelled at Jazz Chisholm Jr. because Chisholm was relaying pitch locations from second base, which upset Rasmussen.
Drew Rasmussen eventually apologized to Jazz Chisholm Jr. after realizing his reaction was inappropriate.
No, relaying pitch locations from second base is a legal part of the game and teams often strategize around it.


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