PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Choose doesn’t simply lead the world in homers, he’s additionally serving to his teammates add to their whole.
Choose hit two extra blasts in Monday’s 14-4 win over the Phillies at Residents Financial institution Park after which let new teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. use his bat within the prime of the ninth towards Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs.
Chisholm ended up going deep for a second time on the evening, giving Choose 39 homers on the season — and his bat 40.
Chisholm famous that he didn’t suppose he’d ever had successful whereas going through a place participant on the mound, so he picked up Choose’s bat.
“I advised him I used to be both going up there right-handed or utilizing his bat,” mentioned the lefty-swinging Chisholm. “It labored.”
Choose mentioned he advised Chisholm, “Be sure you use it [right] and he did.”
And Choose added he thought he ought to get credit score for one more half a homer.
Regardless of the end result, Chisholm gained’t use it once more any time quickly.
“Positively not,” Chisholm mentioned. “That bat is so heavy.”