Miami Marlins outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. urges calm after team thumped by New York Mets: "Guys it’s only game number 8 why is everyone panicking?"
Miami Marlins center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. is preaching calm in the wake of Miami's 9-3 loss to the New York Mets on Friday afternoon.
Jazz Chisholm Jr., who went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, voice his disapproval at Marlins fans' displeasure with Miami's 3-5 record, tweeting:
"Guys it's only game number 8 why is everyone panicking?"
The 25-year-old Bahamian, in his fourth major league season, answered some of his replies as well.
Guys it’s only game number 8 why is everyone panicking?
Many fans of both the Marlins, as well as other teams, were curious as to when a supporter of a particular squad could begin to panic if the season wasn't going according to design.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. replied:
"Come back when it's game 40 that's a quarter of the way or at least game 30."
Come back when it’s game 40 that’s a quarter of the way or at least game 30
The Marlins are not exactly in the more dire of circumstances, despite their lopsided loss in the Mets' home opener. The team still sits in third place in what figures to be an ultracompetitive National League East.
Although the flat performance on Friday came as something of a shock to many Miami fans, as the Marlins were coming off of handing the Minnesota Twins their first two losses of the season in their previous series.
The Mets built a 6-0 lead on Miami through seven innings before Miami struck back for its only runs of the game on a three-run home run by first baseman Garrett Cooper in the top of the eighth. New York matched the three-spot in the bottom half of the frame, leading to the eventual final score.
Miami managed the same number of hits in the contest — six — as its host, but left nine runners on base in the game.
Jazz Chisholm in first season as Marlins center fielder
Jazz Chisholm Jr. is coming off a superb 2022 campaign that was cut short by a stress fracture in his lower back. He was named to his first MLB All-Star Game last year, hitting .254 with 14 home runs, 45 RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 60 games.
This season, the Marlins moved the middle infielder to center field to take advantage of his fleet feet defensively. He is off to a slow start, though, hitting .190 with a solo home run producing his only RBI.