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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. became a topic of discussion 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 from an earache. During the Yankees’ win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, Chisholm took a grounder to the head. When he tried to field a ground ball, it ripped off his glove and hit him in the head.
“It gave me earaches 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 before a replay overturned the call, resulting in an infield single during the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in 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 canceling 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 didn’t miss any time and said he didn’t think it affected him. As the conversation continued to rage 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 attends a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on April 28, 2026. (Photos Kelcee Skoug/MLB via Getty Images)
“You guys are just not the smartest,” Chisholm captioned her photo with a shrugging, laughing emoji.
He said the conversation around cotton in his ear was “not intelligent.”
“I think it’s not smart at all,” Chisholm said. “I think no referee would let that slide. No coach would allow that to 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 just don’t think it’s a smart thing. I feel like everything I do is in the media. It doesn’t bother me not.
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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and first baseman Ben Rice hit each other as they leave the field after the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on April 27, 2026. (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn Images)
“If you love me that much, damn it. I don’t mind. I don’t have a problem with it.”
Chisholm is off to a slow start this season, but has started to pick it up lately. He has a .205 batting average with three home runs, 10 RBIs and nine stolen bases.
