With the Yankees set to start a three-game collection in Cleveland on Monday, the membership positioned Trent Grisham on the paternity checklist.
The middle fielder is off to a scorching begin this season, as Grisham is hitting .320/.393/.700 with six dwelling runs and 13 RBI over 20 video games for a membership that hardly used him final season. Whereas Grisham is understood for his top-notch protection, the profession .216 hitter’s 1.093 OPS ranked sixth amongst gamers with no less than 50 at-bats getting into Monday.
“I’ve been really encouraged with what we’ve seen from the start of spring training,” Aaron Boone mentioned Sunday earlier than Grisham started a win over the Rays with leadoff homer. “I feel like he’s been having good at-bats every single day, and obviously he’s carried that into the season.”
Grisham’s fill-in has additionally been placing up sturdy numbers.
Jorbit Vivas, promoted within the veteran’s place, is off to a scorching begin at Triple-A, slashing .343/.432/.493 with two homers, 14 RBI and 4 stolen bases over 20 video games. The Yankees promoted the 24-year-old lefty swinger final season, although he didn’t see any large league motion.
Acquired from the Dodgers in 2023, Vivas is taken into account the Yankees’ Twentieth-best prospect by MLB.com. He has break up his time evenly between second and third base this season. The recent nook has been an space of concern for the Yankees since final season, however Vivas already has three errors on the place.
With Jazz Chisholm Jr. manning second base, Oswaldo Cabrera has been the Yankees’ main starter at third base. Oswald Peraza has acquired a handful of begins as effectively.
