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23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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There are several Yankees roster questions whose answers will dictate the outfield alignment for the Game 1 lineup.
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answers → be → lineup
Will Aaron Judge play?
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Judge → play → ?
And if so, would he be mobile enough to play right field?
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he → play → field
Can Heliot Ramos be trusted in right field?
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Ramos → trust → field
But Spencer Jones has made a charge that gives him a strong argument to be 1) in center field and 2) in the middle of the lineup even against a strong lefty in Boston’s Payton Tolle.
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that → make → Tolle
Among the more impressive, and surprising, aspects of Jones’ emergence is how he has done it: A mighty lefty slugger with a notorious whiffing problem in the minors has done the bulk of his major league damage against fellow lefties.
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slugger → do → lefties
An outlier of a talent, he has also been an outlier among young lefty hitters in slashing .389/.441/.667 in 59 plate appearances against southpaws.
“I think we get a lot of times caught up in a smaller sample, but from my watching him, I feel like he’s been really impressive against left-handed [pitching],” manager Aaron Boone said during Monday’s workout day in The Bronx ahead of Tuesday’s wild-card series opener against the Red Sox.
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Boone → slash → Sox
“It’s not just, ‘Yeah, he’s gotten hits,’ but he’s faced a lot of tough lefties and not only held his own but kind of thrived.”
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he → ’ → own
Many young lefty hitters require a platoon complement at least early in their careers.
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hitters → require → careers
In explaining his success against lefty pitching, Jones mentioned conversations with other “really good left-handed hitters on this team,” with Bellinger among the best in the game at hitting lefty-on-lefty.
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Bellinger → explain → lefty
“It’s just about I think making tight turns,” Jones said, “and being ready and preparing yourself for left-handed arms.
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Jones → ’ → arms
Kind of just having an idea, visualizing, what you want to do and where you want to hit the ball.
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you → have → ball
It’s a combination of a lot of things.
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It → ’ → things
The biggest threat to Jones’ lineup spot is Grisham, who has been sidelined since Sept. 4 with a hamstring strain but has felt healthy enough to be activated for several days, a process delayed by the complications of optioning another player so close to the postseason.
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who → sideline → postseason
Boone said Grisham, who was set to take live batting practice Monday, is “very much in play” to be a part of the wild-card roster.
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who → say → roster
If Grisham is cleared, it would set up Boone with a decision between a rookie’s potential and a veteran’s experience.
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it → clear → potential
Grisham is more sure-handed in center but does not have Jones’ legs.
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Grisham → have → legs
Jones, who has been spotty defensively, does not have Grisham’s years of reps and is probably a bigger risk to misplay a routine ball, even if he has a better chance at making a spectacular play.
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he → have → play
Regardless, Jones — who struck out 200 times at Double-A Somerset in 2024 and who in 2025 could not fight his way to the majors — has positioned himself well for not just a roster spot but playing time.
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who → strike → spot
Which is starkly different from his status at this time last year, when he and his girlfriend drove from Triple-A Scranton back home to Nashville, Tenn.
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he → drive → Nashville
They watched Cam Schlittler dominate in Game 3 of the wild-card series on an iPad in the car and during a stop at a Chipotle.
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Schlittler → watch → Chipotle
“What I was thinking about [then] was: being on the team, being in that lineup and being able to play in these games,” Jones said.
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Jones → think → games
“Now we get to come in here this week, and I’m excited about it.”
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I → get → it
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