Jazz Chisholm

It wasn’t long ago that the Yankees’ lineup was almost entirely comprised of right-handed hitters, but the additions of such players as Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm, plus the emergence of in-house options like Austin Wells, Ben Rice, and switch-hitter Jasson Dominguez has brought a lot more balance to the Bronx. GM Brian Cashman even…

It wasn’t long ago that the Yankees’ lineup was almost entirely comprised of right-handed hitters, but the additions of such players as Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm, plus the emergence of in-house options like Austin Wells, Ben Rice, and switch-hitter Jasson Dominguez has brought a lot more balance to the Bronx. GM Brian Cashman even…

The dynamic 27-year-old infielder got the Yankees on the board in the opening inning with a two-run double off of right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano. He then demolished a three-run homer in the third that extended the Bombers' lead to 5-1. He's hitting just .214 (9-for-42) in Grapefruit League action this spring, though that has come with three homers, 11 RBI and a stolen base.

In their second and final meeting of Grapefruit League play, the Yankees defeated the rival Baltimore Orioles, 9-7, on Thursday night in Sarasota.

Chisholm, who came into the day with a .139/.244/.250 line in 42 plate appearances, doubled his spring RBI count from three to six. There was some hope that he might begin the year hitting first or third in the Yankees' lineup, but fifth seems a lot more likely right now. Cody Bellinger's huge spring has probably locked up the third spot for him, and Austin Wells appears to be in line to lead off against righties.