Chris Kirschner
@ChrisKirschner
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I cover the Yankees for @TheAthletic. šļø@viewsfrom314ft. Bronx native. 2021 NSMA Georgia Sportswriter of the Year. @UFJSchool grad. Master's: @mujschool.
Bronx, NY
Joined June 2015
Some news: Iām moving to NYC this week to cover the New York Yankees for @TheAthleticMLB. This is truly a dream come true. Having grown up as a kid in the Bronx, itās surreal to say I have this opportunity. My intro story:.
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Take care of yallās chicken and take care of yallās mental.
Thereās a 99.9 % chance Antonio brown doesnāt play football ever again lmaoo
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. makes the play then does a stepback jumper for his first Yankees Roll Call
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Rudy Gobert: "Draymond, did he tweet? What did he tweet? As long as he doesn't post anything on Snapchat, we're good." ššš
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Juan Soto surprises a Make-A-Wish kid and then takes him to the batting cage to meet more Yankees. Really cool moment
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Kevin Huerter: "The NBA does a good job of making $100 million seem like not a lot of money. To the rest of the world, my friends, my peers, my family, even $1 million is a lot of money. I tried to keep that in perspective throughout the whole thing. It's life-changing money.".
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Giancarlo Stanton on his message to the fans: . āSorry we couldnāt get it done. We did everything we could.ā.
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Trae Young wanted to take on more of a leadership role before the season began. Here he is running up to Cam Reddish after the rookie missed a game-tying 3 against the Lakers.
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I asked Trae Young why he gave Quavo his jersey instead of keeping it after scoring 50 points. āThat wonāt be the last time I score 50.ā.
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CC Sabathia throwing out the first pitch tonight. Letting it be known where his allegiance lies.
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It is nice that Roki ended up finding that small market team to ease himself into the majors.
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This is what Trae told me after the game about this moment: "I knew if I made the first free throw, I was going to go over to him and thank him for fouling me. He just looked at me after I did it.".
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Look at the dugout after Giancarlo Stantonās go-ahead HR. Thereās a stunned silence here.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Oswaldo Cabrera are wearing the Aaron Judge football jerseys that the Yankees are giving out next week.
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Ben Rice just destroyed a baseball off Gerrit Cole.
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Alex Verdugo on Aaron Judgeās 20-game span of 12 doubles and 11 home runs:. āThatās my season.ā. Lmao.
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Cam Reddish was asked what the Hawks will need to change if Giannis is out. "What do we change? We won. I don't know. They've got to change something." . Cam is the king of the unintentional funny quotes.
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Aaron Judge on Yankee Stadiumās playoff environment: āItās heaven. Itās where you want to be.ā.
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Anthony Rizzo on why he re-signed with the Yankees: "The main reason I wanted to come back is because I love being a Yankee.".
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That Verdugo fly ball had a 99 percent catch probability.
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TRAE YOUNG JUST CLAPPED AND TALKED SHIT TO THE FANS AS HE WALKED OFF THE COURT.
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I asked Lou Williams about Trae Young. He gave a phenomenal quote that needed to be shared.
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Re-sign Soto chants were LOUD when Hal Steinbrenner held the AL trophy in the sky.
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Juan Soto on if he expects the "re-sign Soto" chants to continue:. "I never expected that. They've literally been getting loud. It's fun to see those fans getting loud and going crazy. Even one of the (Cardinals) players told me that this place is really loud and it's only a.
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Juan Soto walked out of the Yankees clubhouse wearing an Artemi Panarin jersey for all you New York Rangers fans.
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Vince Carter has checked in for what could be his final time and immediately hits a 3
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Austin Wellsā free agency pitch to Juan Soto:. āYouāve had the best year of your career here. Why would you want to leave?ā.
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Shohei Ohtani on Yankee Stadiumās atmosphere: āBeautiful field. Passionate fans. I always look forward to playing here. Itās really fun playing here.ā.
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Gerrit Cole on what Yankee Stadium will be like for Aaron Judge's HR chase: "They're going to be over the edge, slapping the bench, beer's going to be flying everywhere. It's probably not going to be a child friendly environment in the bleachers. It's gonna be nuts.".
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. is leading a Yankees Roll Call from the seats. Anthony Volpe caught on
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John Collins is wearing a shirt of a picture with him dunking on Joel Embiid's head. Troll game elite.
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Aaron Judge on carrying his bat almost to first:. āI thought I did that every time, no? (He said this with a smirk on his face.) Itās a big homer. Weāre playing the Red Sox. This is a big rival, big game, big moment. Iām just having fun with it there.ā.
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Alex Rodriguez will participate in Yankees Old Timers Day for the first time since his retirement. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, CC Sabathia are some of the other notable players. The Yankees will honor their 2009 title team.
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Gerrit Cole on Anthony Volpeās HR: āHeās now tied me for career homers. That lasted a month.ā.
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Jazz said his plan today is his shirt, hitting it over the right field wall.
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This didn't cross my mind until now, but this could potentially be Vince Carter's final game in the NBA if the Hawks do not play after tonight.
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Aaron Judge: "I'm trying to get locked in. Once we get locked in, I'll let you guys know.".
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Two Astros fans just got engaged at a Yankees-Nationals game
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I asked Clint Capela if he ever had a triple double on any level before. Capela: "Uh, yeah, on 2K" . lmao.
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Clay Holmes said he was surprised that he was not used tonight. He said his arm is fine. Woke up today anticipating he was going to be on the mound tonight.
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Juan Soto out on the field early to hang out in the Padres dugout
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Clarke Schmidt: āWandy saved my ass. I gave him a big hug.ā.
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MLB announced Fat Joe will perform "New York" and "All the Way Up" before Game 3 this Monday at Yankee Stadium.
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Trae Young: āI take full responsibility for what happened tonight ā¦ I will be better.ā.
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Trae Young on being picked last out of the group of ASG starters: "I'm 21 starting in the NBA All-Star Game. That's not very common. I know that. I'm blessed. I got other things that motivate me. Being picked last in the starting group, not even the game, I'm not tripping.".
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Gerrit Cole pitched 12.2 innings in his two World Series starts. He allowed one earned run. The Yankees lost both games.
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I think it's pretty incredible what LeBron has done. Been in the spotlight since he was a teenager. No scandals. Never been in trouble. An absolute role model for children. Has done so much for his community. I will never understand why people don't like him and choose to hate.
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The New York Yankees are your 2024 AL East champions.
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Juan Soto on if Yankees fans have been better than he expected:. āIām not gonna lie, I think so. Theyāve been showing it off every day. Itās been amazing day in and day out in entire games.ā.
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Damn I don't remember ESPN being at practice yesterday.
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Juan Soto: āWhen you put the jersey on, those pinstripes just feel different.ā.
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Brian Cashman said this is the first time since heās been with the Yankees that a player did not show up for a mandatory postseason workout. Congrats to Arolids Chapman for making history!.
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Michael King on what he misses most about not being on the Yankees: āMy friends, the energy of the city, the food in New York is really good. I love Italian. I feel like thereās not as many Italian places out here.ā.
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Cam Reddish FaceTiming Trae Young. Trae to Cam: "Let's get to work."
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Does anyone personally know this fan? If so, reach out to me.
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According to Basketball Reference, the list of players who have scored at least 37 points on 12 or fewer FG attempts in a game: . Trae Young. End of list.
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Alabama has lost 11 games in the past 8 years and has won 4 championships during that time. Overrated.
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Just submitted my awards ballot. Incredibly tough choices all over the place. MVP and ROY were my toughest calls. Went back and forth with each of them. In the end, went with Jokic over Giannis for MVP. Barnes over Mobley for ROY.
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Rudy Gobert just left his shootaround media availability in tears while discussing his all star snub. Damn.
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Brian Cashman on Aaron Judge: āHe bet on himself and itās the all-time best bet, right?ā.
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Bogdan Bogdanovic: "When you're up 15 and they lose one of the top two guys on the team and if you're not able to win that game, you're not a good team.".
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One Hawks player told me he found out Lloyd Pierce was fired from Twitter. There was no heads up. Pierce coached the team in practice today in Miami.
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Alex Verdugo said he would like to be back with the Yankees next season. Called this season is favorite team that heās played for. Heās a free agent at the end of the season.
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Biggest piece of news Iāve gathered today: Nestor still doesnāt know who poured beer down his pants in Toronto. No one has fessed up.
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Ben Rice needs to play every day. It doesn't matter if there's a left-handed starting pitcher on the mound.
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A few of the Yankees have been wearing the Juan Soto basketball jersey the stadium is giving away tomorrow
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Hideki Matsui will throw out tonightās first pitch.
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It's unfortunate the Yankees never played Trent Grisham in left field at all because he's a bigger threat offensively than Alex Verdugo.
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Aaron Judge on Juan Soto: "That's why he's the greatest hitter in the game. If you leave a pitch in the zone, he'll do damage." . Juan Soto on Aaron Judge: "I call him the greatest hitter in the world. Look at his numbers. He's just unbelievable. He makes my job easier.".
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. has an old school camcorder with him
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I spent a few hours in Magic City yesterday and totally understand why @TeamLou23 wanted wings from a strip club. āItās the magic, babyā is what I learned makes their wings so special. Tropikal Delite gave me a recommendation for next time, too.
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Cheapest ticket on Gametime for Game 3 at Yankee Stadium this Monday is $1,705 for standing room only. Wtf.
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I cannot believe this, man. The Hawks are one of the two best teams in the Eastern Conference. Amazing.
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Trae on taking a bow after his logo 3 at the end of the game: . "I know where we are. I know there are a lot of shows in this city and I know what they do when the show is over.".
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Anthony Rizzo on Aaron Judge and the MVP: "I understand there's going to be a storyline for the next two weeks on who deserves the MVP but this hasn't been done. Someone chasing 61 clean like this and no question marks on what's going on in the game. It's really impressive.".
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Alex Verdugo gave his mom a birthday shoutout on the Jumbotron
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Juan Soto just walked in the Yankees clubhouse. Position players report tomorrow.
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THE ATLANTA HAWKS ARE ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS.
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Aaron Judge on the trade deadline: āOther teams are making moves, so hopefully we start making moves, too.ā.
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Juan Soto on the Blue Jays intentionally walking Aaron Judge three times: āIt sucks. You want him at the plate. Iām doing my best to put him up and you see them pass him over. It just really makes me mad. I donāt like that. I want them to challenge him and see what he can really.
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Franchy Corderoās final swing in batting practice. Landed in the last row of the right field bleachers.
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Kevin Huerter, my goat: "Everything (Trae's) doing on this stage, it's what you guys (Hawks reporters, fans) been seeing when nobody else was for the past two years.".
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I cannot believe I am covering one of the four best teams in the NBA. Absurd to think about.
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Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton hung out at the US Open today.
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Alex Verdugo on what it's been like for him being in the on-deck circle following Aaron Judge: . "I just got to jump a lot. I gotta get up there and do the arm (bump) with him. I gotta jump about two feet higher than he does. It's a grind.".
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