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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Atlanta Braves coach Eddie Pérez turned heads when they exchanged words during Saturday's game at Truist Park.
The Atlanta Braves' bullpen fell apart in historic fashion on Saturday, giving up nine hits, four walks, four home runs and a grand slam in their eventual loss to the New York Yankees.
Trent Grisham hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 12-9 before a crowd of 42,530, the largest this season at Truist Park.
The Phillies, who have been searching for relief pitching help throughout the season, have agreed to sign veteran reliever David Robertson, reports The Athletic. It's a deal for the rest of the season for $16 million, prorated for just the remainder of the Phillies' games, reports MLB.com, or roughly $6 million.
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The MLB is looking into potential threats that Braves assistant coach Eddie Perez may have made toward Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Atlanta Braves third base coach Eddie Perez got into a shouting match during their game on Saturday night.
Eddie Pérez was upset that Chisholm was relaying signs from second base while shortstop Anthony Volpe was hitting in the sixth inning.
The Yankees’ second baseman and Braves coach Eddie Pérez got into it on Saturday, though the two teams disagreed as to why.
Aaron Judge hit his 36th home run of the season and tied Alex Rodriguez for sixth place in Yankees history as New York defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2 Sunday. Judge’s solo homer in the first inning was his 351st with the Yankees,