'Candy defense' controversy → next day home run → furious manager praises: "The candy boy did it!" — drastic turnaround

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. (28, New York Yankees), who had turned New York upside down by fielding while sucking on a candy, turned public opinion around with his bat just one day later. Aaron Boone (53), the Yankees manager who had poured out criticism, made a spectacular "turnaround" display.

On the 23rd (Korea time), Chisholm Jr. was embroiled in controversy over a lack of professional awareness after fielding with a green lollipop in his mouth during the bottom of the fifth inning in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, while the team trailed 1-4. Even Yankees manager Aaron Boone expressed fury after the game, saying, "I was really angry. I didn't know about it during the game; I found out afterward," and the controversy grew wave after wave.

But Chisholm Jr. responded with his skills just one day later. Starting as the fifth hitter and second baseman in the game against Detroit on the 24th, he delivered a standout performance with 2 hits in 4 at-bats (including 1 home run), 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored, leading the team to a 4-3 victory. In particular, he hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning with the score 1-2, becoming the key figure in the team's win.

According to U.S. media outlets such as Athlon Sports and Paul Terry Territory, after the game, Chisholm Jr. maintained his characteristic confident attitude regarding the scene of fielding with a candy in his mouth the previous day, stating, "Baseball is a game for children, and I'm just having fun," and "I don't think it looks bad. The conversation I had with manager Aaron Boone was only about safety issues."

As the team secured the victory, the manager's attitude also changed by 180 degrees. Manager Boone, who had been furious, joked cheerfully in a post-game interview, "Our 'lollipop kid' made it happen tonight."

Public opinion among local U.S. fans also turned sharply, with reactions such as "If you hit a home run, eating candy during the game is not a crime." Chisholm Jr., who is currently batting .230 (62 hits in 269 at-bats) with 12 home runs, 23 stolen bases, and 33 RBIs in 75 games this season, erased the "candy controversy" as a mere incident in just one day, adding momentum to the Yankees' lead in the American League East division.

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