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Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s imminent return will push Yankees to make difficult lineup decisions

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Joyce, G. (2026, September 22). Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s imminent return will push Yankees to make difficult lineup decisions. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/sports/jazz-chisholm-jr-s-imminent-return-will-push-yankees-to-make-difficult-lineup-decisions/

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Jazz Chisholm Jr., who has been on the injured list with a right thumb sprain since September 8th, is expected to return as soon as Tuesday for the Yankees. His comeback forces the team to consider whether to keep Anthony Volpe at second base despite his recent good performance or revert to their original lineup. Manager Aaron Boone indicates he will decide on how to adjust the roster and lineup based on how players perform in upcoming games.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr., a key player for the Yankees, was activated from the injured list on September 19, after missing 12 games due to a sprained right thumb he sustained while sliding into second base during a game against Colorado. Before his injury, Chisholm had been performing well with a batting average of .391 over his last 15 games and was hitting .232 overall this season along with 19 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 40 stolen bases. During Chishom's absence, the Yankees called up Anthony Volpe from Triple-A to play second base; Volpe has shown promise, starting in 10 games and hitting a grand slam. However, Chisholm’s return led to an error where he failed to cover first base on a safety squeeze during the Yankees’ loss to the Rays, raising questions about his immediate impact and future role.

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🔮 Except in practical terms for the Yankees, it will be crammed into the next month before the sport is expected to shut down because of a lockout.
🔮 Whether the two will finally match up again to allow him to be any kind of contributor for the Yankees in 2027, though, remains very much in question, setting up a $15 million decision. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it freeAfter three separate calf strains sidelined him for five-plus months and relegated him to a pair of pinch-hit at-bats in October, the soon-to-be 37-year-old DH entered the offseason healthy.
🔮 Pitching coach Matt Blake and the team are in the midst of negotiating a new contract and moving toward a deal, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported Friday, which would ensure that the Yankees hang on to one of the best at his job in the game.
🔮 Some Yankees bosses may have been irked by Aaron Judge questioning whether they have gone all in enough, but Hal Steinbrenner insists he was not one of them.
🔮 After another disappointing playoff exit, Boone is coming back for a 10th season as manager next year, with Cashman also expected to return for his 30th season as general manager on a new contract.
🔮 The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years.
🔮 Boone also dropped Spencer Jones — the Yankees cleanup hitter in each of the prior three playoff games — down to batting eighth in the lineup, the lowest he has hit against a right-hander since May 19 (facing Dylan Cease).
🔮 He may have more talent and tools than almost any other player on the roster, most notably his speed, athleticism and power, but the Yankees have not been able to get that out of him regularly enough, especially this year.
🔮 McMahon has not brought much offensively and then committed a fielding error on the first ball put in play in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday night at Tropicana Field, the first of four the Yankees would make in Game 2.
🔮 “So there would’ve been a right-hander I would have used at some point had we gotten runners on base, but by the time he was in the game it was 5-1.
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Try it freeAfter Chisholm got hurt diving into second base Sept. 8, the Yankees called up Anthony Volpe to get some run at the position he had mostly transitioned to at Triple-A, and he made the most of it.
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🔮 The second baseman could be activated from the injured list as soon as Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Rays, and while the corresponding roster move appears simple (Max Schuemann), the potential lineup moves bear watching.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s return from a right thumb sprain is near, meaning the Yankees face some interesting decisions. asserted
Yankees → mean → decisions
The second baseman could be activated from the injured list as soon as Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Rays, and while the corresponding roster move appears simple (Max Schuemann), the potential lineup moves bear watching. uncertain
moves → activate → Rays
Try it freeAfter Chisholm got hurt diving into second base Sept. 8, the Yankees called up Anthony Volpe to get some run at the position he had mostly transitioned to at Triple-A, and he made the most of it. asserted
he → try → it
In the 10 games since Volpe was recalled, he has started at second base nine times (José Caballero started the other) and mostly looked sharp, batting .286 with a .753 OPS and four steals. asserted
Caballero → recall → OPS
Whether Volpe has done enough to warrant at-bats once Chisholm returns remains to be seen. asserted
Chisholm → do → bats
Shortly before he was called back up, the natural shortstop had also started to mix in some third base, starting three games there, though Aaron Boone would only offer, “We’ll see,” when asked whether that could be an option for Volpe with Chisholm back. uncertain
Chisholm → call → Volpe
“First things first, getting Jazz back and then we’ll figure it out as the week unfolds how I want to play it,” Boone said. asserted
Boone → get → it
The Yankees have not gotten much offensive production from their third basemen this year, especially of late. asserted
Yankees → get → basemen
Since returning from his own thumb sprain Sept. 1, Ryan McMahon has hit just 6-for-40 (.150) with a .402 OPS, with Caballero starting at third over him Sunday against a righty. asserted
Caballero → return → righty
Amed Rosario has often started at third against lefties, and while he has not hit in line with his career numbers, the Yankees continue to believe he will. asserted
he → start → numbers
Boone could also platoon Volpe and Chisholm at second base, as the lefty-hitting Chisholm is batting only .221 with a .654 OPS against lefties. uncertain
Chisholm → platoon → lefties
But the pending free agent had just been starting to get hot in a disappointing season, hitting .391 with a 1.028 OPS over his last 15 games before getting hurt. asserted
agent → pende → games
If and where Volpe fits on the playoff roster is just one of the many decisions they will have to consider over this final week of the regular season. asserted
they → fit → season
“You know it’s going to take a lot of players and a lot of people when you get to spring training and the season unfolds,” Boone said. asserted
Boone → know → training
“We’ll have hopefully some tough decisions to make when we’re setting postseason rosters and things like that. asserted
we → have → that
But that’s a better problem to have.” asserted
that → ’ → ?
Clarke Schmidt was expected to see the team doctor early this week after experiencing biceps cramping while warming up Sunday, which kept him from entering the game. asserted
which → expect → game
The right-hander had just made his return from Tommy John surgery and is trying to carve out a role in the playoff bullpen. asserted
hander → make → bullpen
Ryan Weathers (left forearm flexor strain) could also have a role in a playoff bullpen, but first the lefty will need to face hitters this week as he tries to show the Yankees he could jump right into postseason action without pitching in a game since he got hurt Aug. 22. uncertain
he → have → game
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