New York PostNew York Post · July 25, 2025
“Jazz Chisholm calls out ‘ridiculous’ drama surrounding bat-flipping NJ Little Leaguer” Watch & Listen
Major-league stars backed
Joe’s son after the bat flip
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Max Scherzer publicly supported Marco. Their reactions put a child’s experience at the center of a debate about celebration, fairness and the adults who control the game.
New York Post
Associated PressAssociated Press · July 25, 2025
“In latest bat flip flap, big league players side with Little Leaguer” 
Fox News
The GuardianThe Guardian · July 24, 2025
“Judge allows 12-year-old to play after ‘unsportsmanlike’ bat-flip suspension” “It’s a human reaction and it’s good for the game”
— Max Scherzer, quoted by the Associated Press
TIME magazine
The BatFlip story made TIME’s year-in-review edition.
Marco’s bat flip appeared in TIME’s year-in-review special edition, extending the story beyond the summer news cycle.
Recognizable voices · National conversation
Hear broadcasters debate the BatFlip suspension and court fight.
The discussion reached morning television, sports radio and national podcasts. The selected clips open on the BatFlip discussion, with the original episode collection available below.
GOOD MORNING AMERICAFallout after Little League baseball player suspended for bat flip▶ Watch the dedicated report
ESPN · Pardon the Interruption
Tony Kornheiser & Pablo Torre
July 23, 2025A national sports debate about the suspension and the family’s court challenge.
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Boomer & Gio · WFAN
Boomer Esiason, Gregg Giannotti & Jerry Recco
July 23, 2025The hosts test Little League’s consistency against its own bat-flip coverage.
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The BOB & TOM Show
Tom Griswold & panel
July 25, 2025A morning-show audience hears how the emergency court challenge restored Marco’s chance to play.
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Morning Brew Daily
Neal Freyman & Kyle Hagge
July 24, 2025The dispute becomes a conversation about rules, fairness and letting a child play.
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Casuals with Katie Nolan
Katie Nolan & Isabella Brady · SiriusXM
July 29, 2025A sports voice defends the child’s right to celebrate after the court reversal.
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The Book of Joe
Joe Maddon & Tom Verducci
July 25, 2025A major-league manager considers why children imitate the players they admire.
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Covino & Rich · FOX Sports Radio
Steve Covino & Rich Davis
July 23, 2025The celebration and punishment divide a national sports-radio conversation.
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Nothing Personal with David Samson
David Samson & Coca
July 25, 2025The court victory raises a wider question about sportsmanship and adult authority.
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Armstrong & Getty
Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
July 25, 2025The hosts weigh safety, celebration and the changing expectations of youth sports.
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Rover’s Morning Glory
Rover & the morning-show panel
July 25, 2025A child’s bat flip becomes a pointed on-air argument over punishment.
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WRCO
SPORTS
SPORTS
WRCO Sports · Civic Media
Morning sports report
July 24, 2025A local sports report follows the home run, suspension and emergency challenge.
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Inside Edition · July 25, 2025
Inside Edition reports the BatFlip court victory.
Marco, Joe and the bat flip at the center of the national debate.
Producer-supplied broadcast recording, cued to the report.
Selected audio excerpts begin with the BatFlip discussion. Open the clip collection and original episode links ↗
National. International. Sports. Entertainment.
From the BatFlip suspension to a father’s court victory.
The story kept producing new chapters: the court victory, major-league support, Marco’s final home run and the bat’s emergence as memorabilia. Open the linked reports below.
The home run after the court victory
After the suspension, Joe’s son
homers in his final at-bat.
With his team down to its final out, Marco hit a two-run home run in his last at-bat of the tournament. The story followed him all the way back to the batter’s box.
Little Leaguer Who Got Suspended Had Perfect Final At-Bat
Read on Yahoo Sports ↗ Read the original Men’s Journal article ↗Previously Suspended New Jersey Little Leaguer Gets Last Laugh In Final At-Bat With Calculated Celebration
Read on BroBible ↗
New update after South Jersey Little League player’s bat-flipping suspension overturned
Reports Marco’s two-run home run in his final at-bat of the season.
Read on FOX 29 ↗Associated Press
ABC News / GMA
USA TODAY
The Washington PostNew York Post11 stories below
Fox News
People
TMZ
TIME
The U.S. Sun
ESPNThe Athletic · NYT public post
FOX SportsYahoo Sports
Bleacher Report
Front Office SportsThe Guardian
The Independent
Full-Count
Yonhap News Agency
Yonhap News TV
Newsis
Taipei Times
FTV News
CTi News
Videoland Sports
The Economic Times
Macau Daily Times
Diario Libre
Al Bat
CBS Philadelphia
NBC New York
6abc Action NewsFOX 29 Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer · free report: WHYY
WHYY
News 12 New Jersey
ABA Journal
ASI
OutKickThe New York Times · public postESPN • PTI
Winnipeg Free Press · original AP report11 stories · July–August 2025
The New York Post follows the BatFlip court fight.
From the suspension and courtroom victory to major-league support and the memorabilia that followed.
Jazz Chisholm calls out ‘ridiculous’ drama surrounding bat-flipping NJ Little Leaguer
Read article ↗Suspended NJ Little League bat flipper can play in state tournament game, judge rules
Read article ↗Flip off, Little League — adults need to stop sucking the fun out of kids’ sports
Read article ↗Dad calls out ‘hypocritical’ New Jersey Little League over son’s bat flip suspension — and here are the videos that back him
Read article ↗Parent of rival NJ team backs little leaguer suspended for bat flipping: ‘These umpires aren’t very good’
Read article ↗NJ Little Leaguer’s controversial bat flip is turning into merchandise
Read article ↗Suspension controversy erupts over a New Jersey Little League bat flip
Read article ↗Father of suspended NJ Little League bat flipper opens up after shocking ejection: ‘Sick to our stomachs’
Read article ↗NJ Little League bat-flipper faces game-time decision on playing in championship after ejection
Read article ↗Parents have mixed reactions to Little League’s move to suspend NJ boy from state final for bat flipping
Read article ↗Little League ‘extremely disappointed’ by NJ court that overturned bat-flipper’s suspension
Read article ↗Coverage spans 10 countries and territories: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Macau, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. This counts publication locations, including wire syndication, rather than audience size. The Times and Athletic marks open the Times’ public post; the Inquirer tile offers free WHYY coverage; Winnipeg Free Press opens the original AP report. PTI links to its BatFlip discussion excerpt. TIME opens the magazine spotlight at the top of this pitch; USA TODAY to its syndicated story on Yahoo. Media marks identify the coverage, and player support concerns Marco’s case.