{"id":70121,"date":"2025-07-21T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70121"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:00:40","slug":"mlb-investigating-braves-coach-after-heated-moment-vs-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=70121","title":{"rendered":"MLB investigating Braves coach after heated moment vs. Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The post MLB investigating Braves coach after heated moment vs. Yankees appeared first on ClutchPoints.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Major League Baseball has launched an investigation into Atlanta Braves assistant coach Eddie Perez following a tense confrontation with New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. during Saturday night\u2019s 12\u20139 Yankees win at Truist Park.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in the sixth inning, when Chisholm, standing on second base, appeared to legally relay pitch signs to Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, who subsequently hit a sacrifice fly off Braves reliever Rafael Montero. The play advanced Giancarlo Stanton home, Trent Grisham to second, and Chisholm to third.<\/p>\n<p>Perez, upset by the sign-relaying, was seen gesturing toward his head in Chisholm\u2019s direction while standing in the Braves\u2019 dugout. Chisholm responded demonstratively, reportedly telling P\u00e9rez to \u201ccry about it\u201d and later mimicking the same head-pointing gesture from the Yankees dugout. The visual exchange raised concerns that P\u00e9rez may have been implying a future retaliation, potentially a hit-by-pitch.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the confrontation, Eddie Perez denied issuing any threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just saying, \u2018Be smart,\u2019\u201d he told MLB.com. \u201cI like that guy. He\u2019s one of my favorites. And he got mad about it\u2026 So I was like, \u2018Take it easy,\u2019 and he started doing some [stuff].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But despite the denial, the optics of the moment drew immediate attention. Yankees announcers Michael Kay and Joe Girardi speculated on-air whether P\u00e9rez\u2019s gesture implied that Chisholm might be targeted in a future at-bat. Yankees manager Aaron Boone also addressed the situation both after the game and again before Sunday\u2019s series finale, stressing that intentional threats, especially toward a batter\u2019s head, have no place in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it didn\u2019t [mean that], because obviously there\u2019s no place for that,\u201d Boone said. \u201cThat\u2019s certainly something that would not be OK. I hope he didn\u2019t mean anything like that by it, because that would deserve some looking into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MLB rules allow for sign-relaying from second base as long as no electronic devices are involved. This is not the first such instance involving the Yankees in recent weeks. Earlier in July, Yankees players were seen relaying signs during a game against the Seattle Mariners when closer Andres Munoz was tipping his pitches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, every team now, from the start of the year to the end, you\u2019re trying to find little advantages out there,\u201d Boone said. \u201cYou\u2019re trying to find little ways to help you win a ballgame. So that\u2019s all within the parameters of the rules.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery team we play against is no different, and we\u2019re not, either. You\u2019re constantly trying to find advantages where you can and where they present themselves in a certain game, and that\u2019s all good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chisholm has declined to comment on the situation, both immediately following Saturday\u2019s contest and before Sunday\u2019s 4\u20132 Yankees victory. He went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in that game, which was played without further incident. No pitches appeared to target him intentionally.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees improved to 55\u201344 after the series, while the Braves dropped to 43\u201355. MLB\u2019s investigation remains ongoing, and no disciplinary action has been announced as of yet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: Braves get big update on Austin Riley\u2019s injury rehab<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related: MLB rumors: Skip Schumaker emerges as candidate for Braves, Rangers head coach gigs<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB probes Braves coach Eddie Perez after clash with Yankees&#8217; Jazz Chisholm Jr. during Saturday\u2019s 12\u20139 New York win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":70123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[307,996,71,2010,1370,887,40,883,293,1508],"class_list":["post-70121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-aaron-boone","tag-anthony-volpe","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-eddie-perez","tag-giancarlo-stanton","tag-jazz-chisholm","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-rafael-montero","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-trent-grisham"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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