Jazz Chisholm is already paying big dividends for the Yankees.
The New York Yankees’ biggest need at the trade deadline was a third baseman. Did they receive one? Yes and No.
On July 27, they reached an agreement with the Miami Marlins to acquire Jazz Chisholm Jr., sending three prospects to Miami, including slugging catcher/first baseman Augustin Ramirez. He was the only position player they acquired at the deadline, and he had never played third base professionally in the major or minor leagues.
From his debut in 2020 to the 2022 season, he was strictly a middle infielder. Then the Marlins quickly moved him to center field, where he spent all of 2023 and most of 2024, with the exception of three games at second base last month to demonstrate his positional versatility to potential trade partners.
He joined his new team on the road in Boston on July 28, arriving soon before the game began and instantly being slotted into the lineup in center field. The next day, in Philadelphia, they had him practice at third base, a completely unfamiliar position. They loved what they saw so much that he started every inning of the three-game series against the Phillies at third base—and looked like a natural while making some impressive plays.
Aaron Boone said that with Jazz Chisholm Jr. at third base, the Yankees may have some "growing pains" they have to live with. pic.twitter.com/4COMXEYuvc
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) July 31, 2024
Despite Chisholm’s incredible defensive versatility, his bat has been the main focus. He became the first Yankees player in franchise history to hit four home runs in his first three games, with two on July 29 and 30. In four games, he is 7-19 with four home runs, a walk, a stolen base, and two strikeouts.
