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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. became a topic of conversation on the Internet because fans thought he was wearing an AirPod on the field.
Chisholm, 28, clarified that it was actually a piece of cotton in his ear canal due to ear pain. In the Yankees’ win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, Chisholm took a ground ball to the head. When he tried to field a ground ball, it ripped off his glove and hit him in the head.
“I had an earache for three or four days,” Chisholm told The Athletic.
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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts after initially being called out before a replay overturned the call, resulting in an infield single during the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, on May 1, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
Chisholm said he could barely hear out of his right ear and wore real AirPods in the clubhouse to block out the noise. He used noise cancellation mode, trying to keep things as quiet as possible.
“Right now,” he said, “I feel better…My right ear has been ringing for about three days.”
Chisholm hasn’t missed a beat and said he didn’t think it affected him. As the conversation continued about the cotton in his ear, he took to his Instagram Story to show that it wasn’t an AirPod.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees watches during a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on April 28, 2026. (Kelcee Skoug/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
“Y’all aren’t the smartest,” Chisholm captioned her photo with a shrug and a laughing emoji.
He said the conversation about cotton in his ear “wasn’t smart.”
“I think that’s not smart at all,” Chisholm said. “I don’t think any referee would let it go. No coach would let that happen. You know what I mean? I just feel like… and you would have seen a phone in my back pocket or something. I mean, AirPods don’t go that far. So for me, it’s like I don’t think it’s a smart thing to do. I feel like everything I do is in the media. I don’t care.
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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and first baseman Ben Rice bump fists as they run off the field after the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on April 27, 2026. (Raymond Carlin III/Image Images)
“If you guys love me that much, I fucking don’t care. I don’t have a problem with that.”
Chisholm is off to a slow start this season, but has started to improve lately. He has a .205 batting average with three home runs, 10 RBIs and nine stolen bases.
