Yankees waiting for Jazz Chisholm Jr. to get…
The Yankees keep waiting for Jazz Chisholm Jr. to take off.
With 44 video games left in the season, it has yet to truly occur.
At a time when the Yankees are going through a brutal stretch offensively — including Sunday’s 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Braves — without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton, they may sorely use somebody to spark the lineup. Chisholm has the ability set to make that occur, besides he has not been ready to put issues together constantly all season, ending Sunday batting .216 with a .691 OPS through 109 video games.
“I think all year, just struggling to really get dialed in,” supervisor Aaron Boone said. “He’s never had that real hot streak, which he’s certainly capable of. We’ve seen over the last couple years, where it’s two, three, four weeks of impactful damage, speed, getting on, things like that.”
Chisholm went 1-for-3 with a stroll Sunday (while also committing a throwing error on a chopper-turned-infield-single that he couldn’t cleanly grip out of his glove).
Though he’s definitely not alone in his offensive struggles, the pending free agent is as succesful as anybody on the Yankees of single-handedly altering a sport.
He just has not been ready to do it often enough.
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts after putting out in the ninth inning during a sport against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
“I’ve been feeling OK,” Chisholm said. “Hit it hard, get out. Sometimes not even making contact. But every day, going out there and grinding, trying to make things happen for the team.”
After throwing 48 pitches in 2 ²/₃ innings Saturday night time in his first rehab start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Carlos Rodón (left elbow inflammation) will possible make another this week before returning to the Yankees.
“I watched his outing this morning, thought he looked pretty good, thought he threw the ball pretty well,” Boone said. “So I would assume we’ll probably have another one for him at least.”
Cody Bellinger, now two weeks eliminated from struggling a Grade 2 left hamstring pressure, has been operating and hitting, though it’s unclear if he may beat the four-to-six week timeline he was given.
“It seems like he’s doing pretty well, but until we get to that finish line …” Boone said.
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Clarke Schmidt, who skilled forearm cramping during his live bullpen session Tuesday, has performed catch but has yet to throw a bullpen session since then.
“I think we’re good, but we got to get to that point where he’s back on the mound, which hopefully is the next couple days,” Boone said.
Giancarlo Stanton (proper calf pressure) did some more operating in the outfield Sunday at what appeared to be a fairly good depth, but he still didn’t run the bases.
Anthony Volpe received his first start at second base at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday night time and dealt with all three ground balls hit to him cleanly. He was back at shortstop Sunday as he will get eased into the new place that could possibly be how he will get back to the big leagues, whether or not that is this 12 months or next.
Chris Sale, apparently still irritated at the balk called on him Saturday that scored the go-ahead run, was ejected before first pitch Sunday.
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