MLB has laughable response to Jazz Chisholm Jr. NSFW mid-game tweet

New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. absolutely earned himself a fine on Thursday night for arguing balls and strikes and getting ejected. Can't do that. Against the rules. A slap on the wrist would've made all the sense in the world.

Unfortunately for Chisholm Jr., he took things one step further and called out home plate umpire John Bacon's foolishness with a mid-game tweet from the dugout, using the expletive "f***ing" to describe just how off base the ump's judgment really was. Apparently, this is something MLB really, truly cares about, despite the fact that Twitter - otherwise known as X, the Everything App - is dying more and more every day.

Chisholm Jr. deleted the tweet and answered for his "sins" in the postgame of the Yankees' 6-3 win in the series opener. Apparently, the apology was not enough for the fine folks at Major League Baseball, who have suspended Chisholm for a game, as well as levied a fine. Good. That'll really make him think about what he's done.

What an ironic umpire name, too. That's exactly what I smell any time I'm near Rob Manfred's office.

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. suspended, fined for mid-game NSFW tweet during Thursday's win

Chisholm Jr. will appeal, and is in Friday's lineup, playing out the second game of the series and sharing the field with Bacon once again.

The Yankees' second baseman was accepting, if not apologetic, in the aftermath of the event, telling the gathered media, “I did what I did. I could live up to my responsibilities.”

Obviously, you shouldn't do any of the things he did, but a one-game suspension feels excessive for a posted-and-deleted message. Why was the tweet any more "extreme" than the screaming he did right in the umpire's face? And shouldn't it also matter that the ump was wrong?

On a 2-2 pitch, Bacon incorrectly called a strike as a ball, giving Chisholm Jr. a break and setting up a full count. Clearly, he understood his mistake, and veered to try to correct it, calling a 3-2 pitch that was well low strike three to rectify things. It was as blatant a makeup call as you'll ever see. Maybe Bacon will get a suspension he can appeal, too.