Why Jazz Chisholm is wearing an AirPod while playing second base for Yankees
That does appear to be exactly what it looks like.
Why Jazz Chisholm is wearing an AirPod while playing second base for Yankees originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Jazz Chisholm Jr.
does indeed appear to be wearing an AirPod in his ear on Wednesday as the New York Yankees take on the Texas Rangers . But this isn't Chisholm playing second base while listening to his favorite playlist. While it's an odd look, it actually makes a lot of sense.
MORE: This might be the weirdest way to get an inside-the-park HR Why is Jazz Chisholm wearing an AirPod? The simplest way of explaining it is this: PitchCom. That's the means by which catchers and pitchers call the game in 2026 for the vast majority of partnerships.
Someone pushes a button, and it announces the pitch call in the ear of whoever is attached to the system. Most players wear a speaker in their hat to hear the calls. It's not clear exactly why Chisholm doesn't do that, but he often has his hair pretty thick, and so maybe that impacts his chances of wearing the little speaker piece within his hat.