Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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The Yankees have always insisted Spencer Jones was more than just a power hitter.
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Jones → insist → hitter
They also praised his speed and athleticism.
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They → praise → speed
Try it freeIt was that latter part that was on display in Wednesday’s Game 2 wild-card clinching 9-2 win in The Bronx.
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that → try → Bronx
With the Yankees clinging to a two-run lead, Jones led off the bottom of the sixth against Garrett Crochet, one of the game’s premier lefty pitchers, just coming back from a five-month absence due to a shoulder injury.
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Jones → cling → injury
Jones whiffed, but Crochet badly bounced the third strike and it got away from Adley Rutschman.
Jones hustled down the line and after initially being ruled out, reached first when the call was overturned.
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call → whiff → line
The 6-foot-7 Jones then attempted to steal second and Rutschman’s throw went into center, allowing Jones to get to third.
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Jones → attempt → third
With the infield in, fellow rookie George Lombard Jr. drove in Jones with a single to spark a six-run inning.
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Jr. → drive → inning
It’s the part of his game that kept the Yankees confident the 25-year-old could still contribute after he got off to a 4-for-24 start with a dozen strikeouts in his first 10 games in the majors.
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he → ’ → majors
But when Jones returned to The Bronx later in the season, he had improved his approach at the plate and showed he could hit in the majors.
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he → return → majors
Jim Hendry, special assistant to GM Brian Cashman — who was among the Yankee scouts who evaluated Jones while he was at Vanderbilt — said the fast development shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
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development → evaluate → surprise
“Big guys like that, it takes them longer to adjust,’’ Hendry said prior to the game.
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Hendry → take → game
“Sure, they’re gonna strike out a lot.
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they → go → lot
They’ve got more holes to figure out how to fix.
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They → get → holes
But you know when they do, they can be special.”
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they → know → ?
As Hendry noted, the Yankees “have always liked big players.”
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Yankees → note → players
Still, there aren’t many examples of players Jones’ size hitting well, with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton being two exceptions.
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Judge → be → players
Jones is trying to become another, and the Yankees have seen some promising signs in the second half of the season.
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Yankees → try → season
As they’ve dealt with the lengthy absence of Judge to rib and calf injuries, multiple injuries to Trent Grisham, as well as another disappointing season from Jasson Domínguez, Jones has been thrust into an important role.
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Jones → deal → role
In Game 1, the Yankees went with the lefty-swinging Jones against left-hander Payton Tolle.
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Yankees → go → Tolle
He had a pair of solid at-bats against Tolle, and Aaron Boone said Wednesday that he considered having Giancarlo Stanton pinch hit for Jones to lead off the bottom of the seventh against another southpaw, Alec Gamboa.
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Jones → have → southpaw
Instead, Boone stayed with Jones, who singled.
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who → stay → Jones
Among the reasons Boone stuck with Jones was the success he’d had versus lefties in the majors — just part of what’s developing into a well-rounded game for the former first-round pick.
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what → stick → pick
“It’s hard in the modern game to hit when you’re 6-foot-7,’’ Hendry said.
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Hendry → ’ → foot-7
“But when you do it well, you don’t have to worry about launch and other things.
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you → do → launch
When you’re that big, the ball lifts itself.
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ball → ’re → itself
He’s still got a lot of work to do, but he’s becoming a good player already.”
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he → get → work
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