Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr explains why he was unable to make a play that scored a run: 'You don't want to die'

Brayan Rocchio was hitting conscionable .222 entering Monday night, but helium went 2-for-2 with an RBI azygous that resulted successful immoderate bully luck.

The Cleveland Guardians shortstop came to the crockery successful the 4th inning with a antheral connected 3rd erstwhile helium broke his bat connected a transportation from Clarke Schmidt.

The shot scooted past Jazz Chisholm Jr. astatine 2nd base, who ducked distant astatine the past 2nd arsenic a ample portion of the bat was besides headed successful his direction.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/File)

According to Baseball Savant, the shot near Rocchio's bat astatine conscionable 64.8 mph, which isn't precisely ideal. But it's a hard enactment thrust successful the container score.

Chisholm was asked astir the play, and helium kept it alternatively blunt.

"I privation to marque each play retired determination for my guy, but astatine the aforesaid time, you don’t privation to die," Chisholm said.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images/File)

"You got a crisp entity coming your way. I’ve seen guys get stabbed with breached bats successful person, truthful I cognize however atrocious the wounded tin be. The toughest happening to bash arsenic a shot subordinate close present is to enactment connected the field. So astatine the aforesaid time, we got to support ourselves erstwhile we’re playing retired there, particularly erstwhile worldly similar that is happening."

Chisholm said helium was deed successful the calf with pieces of a breached bat successful the minors.

"That’s wherefore I’m a small spot much cautious astir going aft balls erstwhile the bat’s successful the aforesaid lane," helium added.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Winslow Townson/Getty Images/File)

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Chisholm redeemed himself aboriginal connected with his seventh location tally of the year, which is tied for the astir connected the New York Yankees with nary different than Aaron Judge. But the Yankees' comeback fell conscionable abbreviated arsenic they lost, 6-4, to the squad they defeated successful the American League Championship Series past year.

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