Jazz Chisholm Jr. will join Home Run Derby
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and drove in four runs, and Cam Schlittler won his impressive major league debut as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 9-6.
Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s recent power surge has landed him in the Home Run Derby. The Yankees’ All-Star second baseman was announced on Thursday as the final participant for Monday’s Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Cashman pointed to pitching as his biggest area of concern, considering the Yankees are without three starters from last year’s World Series rotation.
NEW YORK — Both Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone called the move to designate DJ LeMahieu for assignment on Wednesday a “tough” decision. LeMahieu had been in pinstripes since 2019, a well-respected and hard-working figure in the Yankees’ clubhouse.