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  Jorge CastilloOct 1, 2025, 09:15 PM ET

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NEW YORK — Back in the starting lineup one night after he was benched for matchup purposes, Jazz Chisholm Jr. put together a season-saving performance for the New York Yankees on Wednesday night with dynamic displays of athleticism on both sides of the ball that fueled a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series.

Chisholm made a crucial run-saving play with his glove in the seventh inning and hustled all the way from first base on Austin Wells’ single to score the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning to help the Red Sox force a decisive Game 3 on Thursday.

It will be the fourth winner-take-all postseason game between the Yankees and Red Sox, and the first since the 2021 AL wild card, a one-game format won by Boston.

“Anything to help us win,” Chisholm said. “All that was clear before I came to the field today. After I left the field yesterday, it is win the next game. It is win or go home for us. It is all about winning.”

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A mainstay in the lineup all season at second base, Chisholm was left off their starting nine in Game 1 against left-hander Garrett Crochet before entering the loss late as a defensive replacement.

Afterward, Chisholm took questions about manager Aaron Boone’s decision to bench him with his back turned to reporters. It was a poor attempt to conceal his disdain, one that Boone was asked about before Wednesday’s do-or-die Game 2.

“Wasn’t necessarily how I [would’ve] handled it, but I don’t need him to put a happy face on,” Boone said before the game. “I need him to go out and play his butt off for us tonight. That’s what I expect to happen.”

What happened was a clutch effort that kept the Yankees’ season alive.

In the seventh inning, with the score tied and runners on first and second for the Red Sox, Masataka Yoshida hit a ground ball to Chisholm’s right side off Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz that appeared headed to right field to give Boston the lead. Instead, Chisholm made a diving stop. His throw to first base was late and bounced away from first baseman Ben Rice, but Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson held Nate Eaton and Chisholm’s effort prevented the run from scoring.

“That was the game right there,” Cruz said. “I think that was the play of the game. There’s some stuff that goes unnoticed sometimes, but I want to make sure it’s mentioned. Jazz saved us the game. Completely.”

Jazz Chisholm scored the tiebreaking run from first on Austin Wells’ single in the eighth, helping to force the fourth winner-take-all postseason game between the Yankees and Red Sox. Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images

An inning later, after Cruz escaped the bases-loaded jam and erupted with a rousing display of emotions, Chisholm worked a seven-pitch, two-out walk against Garrett Whitlock. The plate appearance changed the game.

Wells followed by getting to another full count to give Chisholm the green light at first base. With Chisholm running on the pitch, Wells lined a changeup from Whitlock that landed just inside the right-field line. Chisholm, boosted with his running start, darted around the bases to score with a headfirst slide, just beating the throw to incite a previously anxious crowd.

“Any ball that an outfielder moves to his left or right, I have to score, in my head,” Chisholm said. “That’s all I was thinking.”

The Yankees’ first two runs required less exertion. Ben Rice, another left-handed hitter not included in the starting lineup in Game 1, crushed the first pitch he saw in his postseason debut for a two-run home run off Brayan Bello in the first inning.

The Red Sox matched the blast with a two-run single from Trevor Story in the third inning before manager Alex Cora made a surprising decision in the bottom half of the frame to pull Bello with one out after throwing just 28 pitches. To win, Boston’s bullpen would need to cover at least 20 outs. The aggressive tactic proved effective until Whitlock, the fifth reliever Cora summoned, surrendered Wells’ single on his season-high 48th and final pitch, unleashing Chisholm around the bases.

“What do you expect?” Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge said. “He’s a game changer. But it just shows you the maturity of not taking what happened before and bringing it into today’s game. He showed up ready to play today and ended up having the plays for us throughout the night.”

With a win Thursday, the Yankees could become the first team to take a wild-card series after losing Game 1 since the best-of-three format was implemented for the 2022 season. The Toronto Blue Jays, the AL’s top seed, await in the Division Series. Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday.

If the Yankees get there, they could have a video game to thank. Chisholm credited a late-night video game session after Game 1 in helping turn the page from his disappointment. Playing “MLB The Show” as the New York Aliens — a team he created that features himself, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jimmy Rollins — he drubbed an online opponent by a score of 12-1 and reported for work on Wednesday ready.

“I mercy-ruled someone,” Chisholm said. “That’s how I get my stress off.”

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There will be a decisive Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

After dropping Game 1, New York fought back with a dramatic 4-3 victory in Wednesday’s Game 2 at Yankee Stadium. Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. played the hero roles in the bottom of the eighth with the latter working a tough walk and then coming around to score on the former’s game-winning hit.

As a result, there will be a win-or-go-home Game 3 on Thursday in front of what figures to be a raucous Yankees crowd. The winner of that one will face the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Division Series.

That Chisholm scored the winning run and played impressive defense was notable because he did not start in the Game 1 loss. He provided a spark in the win, though, and drew plenty of reaction from social media:

With their backs against the wall well before that eighth-inning drama, the Yankees wasted no time striking against Red Sox starter Brayan Bello when Ben Rice launched a two-run homer into a roaring crowd during the first to seize an early lead.Â

It seemed like the home team was going to cruise at that point, especially when it knocked Bello out of the game after just 2.1 innings. However, Boston’s bullpen was fresh after Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman were the only pitchers needed during Tuesday’s win and kept the visitors well within striking distance.

That bullpen prevented any more early damage and allowed Boston to come back to tie the game when Trevor Story drove home two with a single in the third inning. And Story was there again in the sixth to provide an answer to Aaron Judge’s fifth-inning RBI single with a solo homer to tie it.

Yankees starter Carlos Rodón was largely effective across his six innings when he was facing anyone else but Story, but the shortstop’s individual heroics made it a bullpen game.

And both offenses missed opportunities against those bullpens with the Yankees stranding two runners in the sixth when Zack Kelly struck out Anthony Volpe and the Red Sox stranding the bases loaded in the seventh when Fernando Cruz retired Story.

But the Bronx Bombers delivered in the biggest moment.

Garrett Whitlock has been downright unhittable out of the bullpen for the Red Sox of late, but Chisholm worked a two-out walk and came around to score all the way from first on Wells’ RBI single down the line.

It put New York ahead for good, and David Bednar shut the door on Boston in the ninth to preserve the Yankees’ season.

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BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are expecting a smooth ownership transition – and not just because much of the old brain trust is sticking around.

New owner Bill Chisholm says he isnâ€t going to mess with the success of the people who won two NBA championships in their 23 years in charge.

“Letâ€s do whatever we can to win championships and raise banners, and raise as many as we can,†he said in a news conference on Thursday, flanked by former lead owner Wyc Grousbeck, incumbent president Rich Gotham and president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. “I will do whatever it takes, whatever the Boston Celtics need me to do.â€

A Massachusetts native who made his money in private equity, Chisholm leads a group that will pay at least $6.1 billion for the Celtics – at the time, a record price for an American professional sports franchise; the NBA unanimously approved the deal last month. He told reporters on Thursday that the opportunity to buy into his favorite team was too good to pass up.

“The Celtics have brought me joy my entire life,†he said. “I feel like I have something to add here. This was an opportunity that was a dream that came true. For me to have this chance, I would never forgive myself if I didnâ€t go for it.â€

Grousbeck and co-owner Steve Pagliuca led a group that bought the Celtics in 2002 for $360 million and presided over an era in which the Celtics won two NBA titles, lost in the Finals two other times and made the playoffs in 20 of 23 seasons. The teamâ€s most recent title came in 2024, led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Grousbeck said he will continue with the team as the CEO for five years – with no plans to leave after that. His ownership share will dip below the 15% required for him to continue as the teamâ€s designated governor for league matters, though, so he will serve as alternate governor.

“Iâ€m staying in, shoulder-to-shoulder with Bill,†he said. “I want a third ring. And then I want a fourth ring. Iâ€ve got two, itâ€s a nice start.â€

In all, Grousbeck said, more than half of the old ownership group will be sticking around, along with Stevens, Gotham and coach Joe Mazzulla.

But there should be no question who is in charge.

“Thereâ€s a governor, and the governor has the final say, and thatâ€s me,†Chisholm said. “Ultimately, Iâ€m the one responsible.â€

Chisholm said he supported the idea of a WNBA team in Boston.

The Connecticut Sun are for sale, and Pagliuca offered to buy them and move them to Boston. (Pagliuca also made an offer for the Celtics but was outbid by Chisholm.)

But the league nixed the deal, saying cities that had already applied for expansion teams were a higher priority.

“Itâ€s definitely something weâ€re going to look at. And I know the (WNBA) has a process,†Chisholm said. “Weâ€ll do what we can to expedite things. Thereâ€s a process there. But philosophically it makes so much sense.â€

Chisholm also sounded like he wasnâ€t eager to move out of TD Garden, which the Celtics share with the NHLâ€s Boston Bruins, saying “weâ€ve got a great thing going right now.â€

“I really like the Boston Garden, personally. More importantly, the team and the players really like the Boston Garden. And equally important, the fans really like the Boston Garden. So thatâ€s a starting point,†he said. “The second thing is I think the Celtics and the Bruins belong together.â€

Also meeting the media on Thursday was Aditya Mittal, the son of one of Indiaâ€s richest men and the CEO of a ArcelorMittal, the second-largest steel-producing company in the world. He said he first visited Boston in the 1980s and attended a Celtics game at the old Boston Garden.

“It was magical,†he said. “I fell in love with it.â€

Chisholm takes over the team in a bit of a transition just two seasons after its latest title.

Tatum is recovering from surgery to repair the ruptured right Achilles tendon he suffered in Bostonâ€s Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the New York Knicks, dooming the Celtics†hopes of a repeat.

And in order to avoid the second apron penalties of the NBAâ€s salary tax, the Celtics traded Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis – key parts of the title-winning team – this summer. Grousbeck said those deals would have happened even if the team wasnâ€t sold.

Stevens said the deals werenâ€t about the financial penalties as much as the roster restrictions: If Boston had been over the second apron at the time, it would not have been able to acquire Porzingis, Holiday or Derrick White in the first place.

“You have to give yourself the flexibility and opportunity to jump at the right deals. You donâ€t always know when those are present themselves,†Stevens said. “So the second apron was the key.â€

Chisholm said his message to the basketball operations crew is “Letâ€s go for it, but letâ€s do it in a reasonable way.â€

“The flexibility the Brad talks about, I think thatâ€s paramount to doing that,†he said. “But, ultimately, weâ€re going to do everything we can to win. Itâ€s job No. 1.â€

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Sep 25, 2025, 07:36 PM ET

BOSTON — The Celtics are expecting a smooth ownership transition — and not just because much of the old brain trust is sticking around.

New owner Bill Chisholm says he isn’t going to mess with the success of the people who won two NBA championships in their 23 years in charge.

“Let’s do whatever we can to win championships and raise banners, and raise as many as we can,” he said in a news conference Thursday, flanked by former lead owner Wyc Grousbeck, incumbent president Rich Gotham and president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. “I will do whatever it takes, whatever the Boston Celtics need me to do.”

A Massachusetts native who made his money in private equity, Chisholm leads a group that will pay at least $6.1 billion for the Celtics — at the time, a record price for an American professional sports franchise; the NBA unanimously approved the deal last month. He told reporters Thursday that the opportunity to buy into his favorite team was too good to pass up.

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“The Celtics have brought me joy my entire life,” he said. “I feel like I have something to add here. This was an opportunity that was a dream that came true. For me to have this chance, I would never forgive myself if I didn’t go for it.”

Grousbeck and co-owner Steve Pagliuca led a group that bought the Celtics in 2002 for $360 million and presided over an era in which the Celtics won two NBA titles, lost in the Finals two other times and made the playoffs in 20 of 23 seasons. The team’s most recent title came in 2024, led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Grousbeck said he will continue with the team as the CEO for five years, with no plans to leave after that. His ownership share will dip below the 15% required for him to continue as the team’s designated governor for league matters, though, so he will serve as alternate governor.

“I’m staying in, shoulder to shoulder with Bill,” he said. “I want a third ring. And then I want a fourth ring. I’ve got two. It’s a nice start.”

In all, Grousbeck said, more than half of the old ownership group will be sticking around, along with Stevens, Gotham and coach Joe Mazzulla.

But there should be no question who is in charge.

“There’s a governor, and the governor has the final say, and that’s me,” Chisholm said. “Ultimately, I’m the one responsible.”

Chisholm said he supported the idea of a WNBA team in Boston. The Connecticut Sun are for sale, and Pagliuca offered to buy them and move them to Boston. (Pagliuca also made an offer for the Celtics but was outbid by Chisholm.)

But the league nixed the deal, saying cities that had already applied for expansion teams were a higher priority.

“It’s definitely something we’re going to look at. And I know the [WNBA] has a process,” Chisholm said. “We’ll do what we can to expedite things. There’s a process there. But philosophically it makes so much sense.”

Chisholm also sounded like he wasn’t eager to move out of TD Garden, which the Celtics share with the NHL’s Boston Bruins, saying “we’ve got a great thing going right now.”

“I really like the Boston Garden, personally. More importantly, the team and the players really like the Boston Garden. And equally important, the fans really like the Boston Garden. So that’s a starting point,” he said. “The second thing is, I think the Celtics and the Bruins belong together.”

Also meeting the media Thursday was Aditya Mittal, the son of one of India’s richest men and the CEO of ArcelorMittal, the second-largest steel-producing company in the world. He said he first visited Boston in the 1980s and attended a Celtics game at the old Boston Garden.

“It was magical,” he said. “I fell in love with it.”

The Celtics’ future is complicated by the salary cap. Chisholm takes over the team in a bit of a transition just two seasons after its latest title.

Tatum is recovering from surgery to repair the ruptured right Achilles tendon he suffered in Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the New York Knicks, dooming the Celtics’ hopes of a repeat.

And in order to avoid the second apron penalties of the NBA’s salary tax, the Celtics traded Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis — key parts of the title-winning team — this summer. Grousbeck said those deals would have happened even if the team wasn’t sold.

Stevens said the deals weren’t about the financial penalties as much as the roster restrictions: If Boston had been over the second apron at the time, it would not have been able to acquire Porzingis, Holiday or Derrick White in the first place.

“You have to give yourself the flexibility and opportunity to jump at the right deals. You don’t always know when those are present themselves,” Stevens said. “So the second apron was the key.”

Chisholm said his message to the basketball operations crew is, “Let’s go for it, but let’s do it in a reasonable way.”

“The flexibility Brad talks about, I think that’s paramount to doing that,” he said. “But ultimately, we’re going to do everything we can to win. It’s job No. 1.”

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Boston Celtics governor Bill Chisholm addressed the team potentially moving from TD Garden to a new arena in the future.

“We got a great thing going right now,” Chisholm told reporters Thursday.

Chisholm, whose purchase of the Celtics for a valuation of $6.1 billion was approved by NBA owners on Aug. 14, also took time to praise the team’s current arena.

“The first thing is, I really like the Boston Garden, personally,” Chisholm said. “I think that the team and the players, more importantly, really like Boston Garden, and equally importantly the fans really like the Boston Garden. So that’s a starting point”

The Celtics’ Garden lease was extended by 15 years in 2021 and runs through the 2035-36 season.

The organization leases the building from Delaware North, the parent company of the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Both teams use the arena during their respective seasons, and Chisholm appears to be mindful of the fans’ preference for the two squads coexisting under the same roof.

Still, Shirley Leung of the Boston Globe reported on Aug. 31 that the Celtics’ new owners are “keeping their options open” regarding a possible arena change.

While Chisholm didn’t complete rule out a new arena down the line, the Celtics still appear to be headed towards playing their home games at TD Garden in the near future.

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As soon as it was made publicly known that the Boston Celtics were up for sale, most people speculated that the new owner would want to build a new arena for the basketball team. After all, who would want to spend $6.1 billion on a team just to pay rent to the Bruins?

Bill Chisholm, whose investment group won the bid to purchase the team, does not sound like someone who is prioritizing a new home for the C’s.

Speaking with Chris Forsberg on a new episode of the Celtics TalkPodcast, Chisholm shared the “philosophical pillars” that he and the ownership group share toward the home of the Celtics.

TD Garden is special

First and foremost, Chisholm spoke to the special home-court advantage that the Celtics have at TD Garden.

“I love the Boston Garden,” Chisholm said. “There have been banners raised there. That’s a great place for the fans, it’s a great place for the players. And so that’s a really good place to start.”

Some reverence for the home of the Celtics from the new owner.

The Bruins and Celtics ‘belong together’

While many creative minds envisioned a basketball-centric arena being built potentially outside of the city, Chisholm doesn’t seem to share that same vision.

“Second thing I would say is that the Bruins and Celtics belong together,” Chisholm said. “So no matter what happens, that’s a real priority for me.”

Since their first year in 1946, the Celtics have always shared a home building with the Bruins. TD Garden is owned by Delaware North, the company that owns the Bruins.

The Celtics’ current lease runs through 2035-36 after the team signed a 15-year extension in 2021. Getting out of that lease would be an expensive proposition, but it does not appear to be on the to-do list for the new ownership group.

What’s best for the fans

While all owners have personal feelings and desires, Chisholm said he’s open to hearing the will of the fans when it comes to something that plays such a significant role in their experience following the team.

“The most important thing is we’re going to create the best experience for fans that we can, and we’ll figure out what that is. But that’s kind of how I approach it,” Chisholm said. “We’ll go into it with an open mind, but I think that’s the starting point, those three things.”

Watch Chisholm’s full interview with Forsberg on Celtics Talk:

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