Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr rips Little League for suspending 12-year-old over bat flip celebration

A 12-year-old baseball player from New Jersey has been suspended for flipping his bat for a home run celebration.

A Little League baseball player is getting major league support. 

Marco Rocco, a 12-year-old player for Haddonfield Little League in New Jersey, was suspended from a state tournament this week after he flipped his bat in celebration following a home run during a game on July 16. 

In this undated photo provided by his father Joseph Rocco, Marco Rocco prepares to deliver a pitch in a baseball game in Haddonfield, N.J.  (Family courtesy photo via AP)

The suspension was overturned as the incident turned into a legal battle when his family sought an emergency temporary restraining order that would allow Marco to play in the state tournament beginning on Thursday. 

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A judge agreed, allowing Marco to play. 

News of the controversial suspension reached MLB, and several players, including New York Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr., who was shocked by the disciplinary measures taken. 

"I thought that was ridiculous. You’re going to suspend a kid for having fun?" the All-Star said. "Crazy."

New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.  (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer agreed, adding that celebrations from opposing players never seemed to bother him. 

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"If it’s a game-changing homer, it’s fine. Even when I’m on the mound, it doesn’t irk me. It’s a human reaction, and