Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the “little damn brother” the Yankees needed

Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s teammates spent part of Thursday's champagne celebration booing him.

But it came from a lot more love than the boos the Kauffman Stadium crowd rained down on Chisholm after he called the Royals “lucky” for winning Game 2.

And after the series victory was completed and the Yankees headed to the ALCS, Chisholm gushed about the welcome he received in his first two and a half months with his new team.

“I would go to war with these guys any day,” Chisholm said Thursday night.

“They introduced me like I was the damn little brother they always wanted, and I feel like I'm the little brother they always wanted. Being here now, I know I didn't contribute much to the series, but these guys made me feel like I created the whole world. That’s why being here with these guys is everything.”

Chisholm went 2-for-15 with a home run in the four-game series and had two defensive errors in the Game 2 loss.

While he's still adjusting to third base in no time, he brought an energy from the start that his teammates appreciated. That included subbing for Anthony Volpe in the sixth inning of Game 4 after Maikel Garcia's late slide to second base caused the benches to clear.

In return, Chisholm's teammates have helped him focus on what's important.

“I feel like everyone supports each other,” Chisholm said. “Baseball is a team sport, but many players are focused on the individual sport in what they do. But this team doesn't give a fuck what they do. They go out there and they're going to get a win. Nobody cares how we get it. Nobody cares about their numbers. They just want to win.”

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Chisholm fielded his hit in the second inning Thursday night when he thought he had a walk, but a 3-0 pitch was ruled a strike.

He was then in a bad mood on the next two strikeout pitches, but was reminded of it by Gerrit Cole as he returned to the dugout.

“He came to me and said, ‘Hang in there. We’re going to win this shit,'” Chisholm said. “I can’t thank him enough for that.”

The Yankees used 21 of their roster's 26 players during the ALDS, with Luis Gil, Ben Rice, Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Jose Trevino not playing.

And it took almost only 20 until Duke Ellis ran a pinch for Giancarlo Stanton near the end of Game 4.

Gil is expected to enter the rotation for the ALCS, with the Yankees needing four starters, but one of the position players could be on the chopping block if the Yankees decide to have an additional (12th) pitcher – that could be Mark Leiter Be Jr. or Marcus Stroman – with fewer days off in this series.