Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm ‘really comfortable’ at third base
PHILADELPHIA — Jazz Chisholm Jr. joined the Yankees offering vibrancy, defensive versatility, speed and power. Just two games into his career with the Yankees following a trade from the Marlins, Chisholm is off to a promising start. Not only did he hit two home runs in Monday’s 14-4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank […]
Yankees hope Giancarlo Stanton’s extra rehab week will pay dividends
PHILADELPHIA — Giancarlo Stanton is a week behind original expectations on how long he’ll miss because of a hamstring injury. But the week was spent working on increasing his stamina and volume after feeling better from the injury, and the Yankees are hoping that will benefit the 34-year-old designated hitter, who returned from the disabled […]
DJ LeMahieu’s Yankees opportunities dwindling
PHILADELPHIA — DJ LeMahieu has quickly gone from a practice field player trying to get out of a slump to a late-game replacement. The Yankees veteran infielder was benched for the fourth straight game on Monday, pinch-hitting for Ben Rice in the eighth inning against left-hander Gregory Soto in a 14-4 win over the Phillies. […]
Aaron Judge’s bat slugs three Yankees homers vs. Phillies thanks to Jazz Chisholm
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Judge not only leads the world in home runs, he’s also helping his teammates hit more. Judge hit two more home runs in a 14-4 win over the Phillies on Monday at Citizens Bank Park before handing the batting position to new teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the top of the ninth […]
Jazz Chisholm sparks Yankees’ offensive eruption in blowout of Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — The next time the Yankees take the field, their roster may have changed for the third day in a row. But the tactics the Yankees deployed on Monday night before the trade deadline looked strong enough against the National League’s best teams to lead the team to their first three-game winning streak in […]
Yankees must make major rotation move despite sky-high price
The Yankees are one of six teams in talks to acquire two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, but the Giants have told teams they don’t want to pay Snell’s $30 million player option for 2025. The Yankees inquired about White Sox ace Garrett Crochette but were told, at least initially, that they were “not […]
Giancarlo Stanton returns from injury as Yankees DFA Jahmai Jones
PHILADELPHIA — Giancarlo Stanton is officially back. The Yankees activated the slugger from the disabled list on Monday ahead of their series against the Phillies after missing five weeks with a hamstring strain. The club designated Jamai Jones for assignment to make room on the roster for Stanton. The Yankees have activated Giancarlo Stanton from […]
Yankees could deal Nestor Cortes at MLB trade deadline
PHILADELPHIA — The Yankees are clearly buyers at the trade deadline, but they also can’t rule out selling at least one major league player in order to acquire more talent. The Yankees have plenty of balls to throw ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. deadline, with Nestor Cortes’ name coming up in trade talks, Jon Heyman […]
Gleyber Torres miffed about Yankees’ third base idea: ‘I play second’
BOSTON — Gleyber Torres is finally starting to hit, but the Yankees aren’t going to ask him to change positions — at least not yet. And Torres didn’t seem too excited about the possibility of such an idea coming to fruition. Following the Yankees’ acquisition of Jazz Chisholm Jr., who has primarily played second base […]
Jazz Chisholm relishes action-packed Yankees debut
BOSTON — For a few seconds in the top of the eighth inning Sunday night, the Yankees were holding their breath. Jazz Chisholm Jr., playing in his first game for the Yankees since being traded from the Marlins on Saturday, accidentally took an elbow to the jaw while rounding second base and fell to the […]