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Jazz Chisholm Had the Time of His Life Watching MLB Game With Little League Players

Chisholm went into full fan mode on Sunday night.

Josh Wilson

Jazz Chisholm Takes in the MLB Little League Classic
Jazz Chisholm Takes in the MLB Little League Classic / Jazz Chisholm
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There may be no event as wholesome as the MLB Little League Classic, the annual regular season game held in Williamsport, Penn. for Little League players, families, and coaches during the Little League World Series.

It's a day of fun and flurry that puts players right in the mix with some of their most passionate fans, kids who get to see the normally larger-than-life superstars come down to their level for a day. The pro players came off their planes sporting their jerseys and hung out with kids throughout the day on Sunday.

Jazz Chisholm, in particular, had himself a great night at the ballpark during the Classic between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers by embracing everything great about the event. Chisholm—currently on the 10-day injured list with a UCL injury—sat in the booth with ESPN for an in-game interview, but delayed a return to the Yankee dugout. Instead, he jumped around the seats at Historic Bowman Field, spending time with Little League athletes as they took in the game.

One athlete in particular was a young boy who told Chisholm he's his favorite player. Chisholm promptly committed to being his "older brother," saying he plans to take care of some of his equipment needs.

Later, Chisholm started a Yankee home game tradition, the roll call chant, getting shortstop Anthony Volpe, who adopted Chisholm's step-back jumper he started doing for roll call after he was acquired by New York earlier this month:

Those kids will talk about that for the rest of their life.

The Tigers won on a walk off hit in the 10th inning, 3-2.

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JOSH WILSON

Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.

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