DETROIT, MI - JUNE 23: Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning at Comerica Park on June 23, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

Boone unhappy with Chisholm for in-game lollipop: 'Pisses me off'

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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone wasn't pleased with Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s decision to suck on a lollipop while playing second base against the Detroit Tigers on Monday.

"That pisses me off," Boone said Tuesday during an appearance on "Talkin' Yanks."

"I didn't know about it until after the game," the manager added. "He and I talked about that, and that won't be going on."

Boone also said he was surprised to find out this wasn't the first time Chisholm had treated himself to a lollipop during a game. The infielder also did it during an at-bat in April against the Boston Red Sox.

But Chisholm made his manager much happier with his performance Tuesday. Playing without the help of a lollipop, the 28-year-old went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBIs to key New York's 4-3 win over the Tigers.

"The lollipop kid came through tonight in a big way, so that was good," a smiling Boone said after Tuesday's game, per YES Network. "He can have all the lollipops he wants now."

Chisholm revealed postgame that Tigers fans had been heckling him about lollipops just moments before his homer, which he said fueled him.

"They were screaming it during the at-bat, like, 'Where's the lollipop at?' I think I got (an) 0-2 (count) early in the at-bat, and they started screaming, 'Are you gonna get a lollipop or what?'" Chisholm said to reporters while Lil Wayne's song "Lollipop" played in the clubhouse.

Chisholm also shared that his preferred lollipop flavor is green apple.

Chisholm has had an interesting week, which included him saying he refused to wear a protective cup after being hit in the groin by a foul ball. He was also part of a delay involving a dirt cam during Monday's contest.

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