Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been on hearth for the New York Yankees ever since he returned from the Injured Record in early June, and on the All-Star break, he has tallied 17 dwelling runs on an OPS of .861, being well-deserving of an All-Star Recreation nod in addition to an inclusion within the House Run Derby.
Nevertheless, the Yankees infielder fell flat in his first-ever MLB House Run Derby, as he was properly off the tempo of the competitors after hitting simply three dwelling runs within the first spherical. The following-worst tally was 15, from Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson. Suffice to say, it is unlikely that Chisholm will get invited to take part within the House Run Derby but once more anytime quickly.
After his disastrous efficiency, the Yankees infielder defined his strategy to the competitors, and the way, if given an opportunity, he would strategy issues in another way.
“It wasn’t that I wasn’t making an attempt to hit homers, I used to be making an attempt to maintain my swing and hit homers as an alternative of simply making an attempt to hit the whole lot within the air. I used to be making an attempt to maintain my line drive swing and hit homers. However , it will get higher,” Chisholm informed reporters, by way of Talkin’ Yanks on X (previously Twitter).
Jazz says he was making an attempt to “hold his swing” as an alternative of making an attempt to hit homers each swing, and says he’d do the Derby once more subsequent yr with that totally different strategy if he has 20 homers on the break pic.twitter.com/y2t5HIxGog
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 15, 2025
Maybe Chisholm was merely using the swing that had been working so properly for him through the season. Alas, circumstances are totally different throughout a House Run Derby. Pitches are a lot slower and hitters can sq. up balls a lot simpler. Including extra loft to the swing and aiming for the fence each time is the objective.
The Yankees infielder, nonetheless, might need a tough time getting one other shot at issues contemplating how poorly he did on this yr’s competitors. A second probability might come, however maybe not subsequent yr.
Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. just isn’t messing with what’s working
Because the previous adage goes, if one thing is not damaged, then there is not any want to repair it by any means. And whereas it did mess along with his efficiency through the House Run Derby, Chisholm is aware of that what issues is how he performs for the Yankees of their push for the AL East crown.
On the All-Star break, Chisholm is slashing .250/.348/.513, bouncing again from a sluggish begin to the yr that had him hitting under the Mendoza line at one level. The truth is, since his return from the IL, he is been slashing .307/.386/.598 with 10 dwelling runs and 26 runs batted in. And there is not any motive for him to mess with the swing that is been working for him.