Sunday in the Bronx wasn’t just about baseball, but it was about grit, too. The New York Yankees were stuck in a slump or a funk and were desperate to avoid another series loss. After all, they had dropped seven of their last eight games. And even Saturday’s monstrous win over the Orioles, 9-0, was not enough now. Could this team respond strongly when it mattered the most was the 100 million question?
The answer came in the eighth inning. Through seven frames, the Yankees had their chances—plenty of them—but they could not cash in. Runners were left stranded, and clutch hits seemed out of reach. And while Will Warren settled down after a poor first inning, the offense kept the pressure mounting. However, everyone was waiting for the hurrah moment, and that arrived with Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Given that Anthony Volpe, despite his great game the day before, was seated, Chisholm stepped to the plate with two on and one out. On a pitch up and over the plate, he smashed a two-run double to the right center and flipped the script. This gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead, and then, as Paul Goldschmidt came around to score from first, the stadium just roared back to life. This, after all, was not just another go-ahead hit—it was what the team was looking for.
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Then moments later, Chisholm scored again, thanks to a fielder’s choice and a little bit of heads-up from Austin Wells reminding him to touch home. That insurance run made it 4-4. And after the game, Chisholm Jr. pulled the curtain on what’s keeping him going through the rough offensive stretch for the New York Yankees. And his inspiration is none other than Derek Jeter!
“I mean, everyone goes through a rough stretch, man. We got Derek Jeter—it is an example of, like, you go through a rough patch and you turn around,” Chisholm shared. “He had a graduation speech the other day we watched, and he said it before in front of 1,000 people… Eventually, we’re going to fail. It’s not; we’re going to bounce back—six or seven games aren’t going to kill us.” This is a rare look into Chisholm’s mindset, and it hit home for the Bronx fans.
This was not, after all, just about a double, but fighting a stretch where the hits didn’t come easily. About stepping in for someone like Volpe and also listening to Yankees legends when they speak.
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