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    Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm ‘really comfortable’ at third base with impact already felt

    By Dan Martin,

    5 hours ago

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    PHILADELPHIA — Jazz Chisholm Jr. came to the Yankees to provide a spark, defensive versatility, speed and some power.

    Just two games into his Yankees tenure after arriving in a trade from the Marlins, Chisholm is off to a promising start.

    Not only did he homer twice in a 14-4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Monday (once off catcher Garrett Stubbs using Aaron Judge’s bat), he looked just fine at third base in his first game at the position in the pros.

    “I felt really comfortable at third,” said Chisholm, who played center field in his first game as a Yankee on Sunday. “Back in the infield felt great. That’s where I feel I deserve to be.”

    After taking some grounders just prior to his debut at the spot prior to Monday’s game, Chisholm said he felt “fine, comfortable” during warm-ups.

    “It’s just about getting the first one out of the way, letting the ball find you and making the play,” Chisholm said.

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    That happened just two batters into the bottom of the first.

    After Kyle Schwarber walked, Trea Turner hit a grounder to third that Chisholm helped turn into a double play.

    While he wasn’t forced to make any spectacular plays, Chisholm handled just about everything that came his way and made a nice play on a Nick Castellanos liner in the seventh.

    “He’s electric,” Judge said of his new teammate. “He’s excited to be here, having fun. He’s made a big impact.”

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    The impact has come on both sides of the ball.

    “He’s a special athlete,” Aaron Boone said before the game of why he felt OK about starting Chisholm at third despite his lack of experience there so soon after his arrival in a trade from the Marlins. “He came up as a shortstop and we feel like he has all the skills and ability to handle it.”

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    Jazz Chisholm homers during the Yankees’ win over the Phillies on July 29, 2024. Getty Images

    Still, the manager acknowledged there “may be some growing pains that we’ve got to go through and we’ve got to live with that.”

    Boone also added that Chisholm wasn’t necessarily going to stay at third — although that is a possibility.

    “We’ll keep it fluid,” Boone said. “It’s not set in stone. We want to get a look at what’s the best combination for us out there.”

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    Another option at third base, Gleyber Torres, didn’t sound thrilled about the proposition of moving from second to third when the topic came up Sunday and the Yankees also could make other additions before Tuesday’s trade deadline that could change the makeup of the infield again.

    Asked if he was “concerned” about the potential of breaking in two players at new positions, with Ben Rice also learning on the fly at first Boone said, “We definitely have things we’ve got to work through. Concerned? Maybe a little bit. But we’re a much better roster than we were one or two days ago. We’re not a complete product yet.”

    They’ve looked better, though, with Chisholm for two games.

    “He’s fit in right away,” Boone said. “He likes the action. … The energy he walks into the building with, you can feel that. He’s a really good dimension added to our club.”

    They hope Chisholm helps that, wherever he plays.

    “I’ve liked his eagerness here in the early days,” Boone said. “He’s excited to be here and wants to be with a winner.”

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