New Yankee Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits 2 home runs against Phillies, including 1 off the bat of Aaron Judge

Jazz Chisholm is enjoying playing for the New York Yankees. Starting at third base and batting sixth in the lineup on Monday, the Yankees’ newest addition hit two home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Chisholm hit his first home run as a Yankee in the second inning, going to the opposite field off Zack Wheeler to give New York a 2-0 lead. He went deep again in the ninth against Garrett Stubbs, the Philly backup catcher who was giving up. a break to the bullpen while playing with an eight-run deficit.

Stubbs tried to tip Chisholm’s timing with a 65 mph eephus pitch. The five-year veteran wasn’t fooled and crushed the slow, high pitch into the right field seats. Outfielder Nick Castellanos didn’t even move as he watched the ball sail over him.

Chisholm used a special home run bat

After the home run, Chisholm revealed to TV cameras that he used captain and three-time home run champion Aaron Judge’s bat.

He had a big smile on his face as he talked about the home run with reporters in his locker room after the game. He also revealed that he got the judge’s blessing in advance.

“I’m definitely not using this again tomorrow,” Chisholm said. “That bat was so heavy. I thought ‘I don’t think I’ve ever hit a position player until tonight.’

“I was like, ‘You know what, captain? Either I’m going to go there with my right hand or I’m going to use your bat.’ He said ‘go ahead, use my stick’. It just worked.”

Chisholm, 26, was acquired from the Miami Marlins on Saturday in exchange for three minor league players. The expectation is that he will end up playing center field, allowing the Yankees to move Judge to a less demanding corner outfield position.

Judge also hit two home runs for the Yankees on Monday. But this type of outburst is expected from the MLB leader in the category, who now has 39 home runs this season, seven ahead of Shohei Ohtani.

For now, though, Chisholm will play third base after Gleyber Torres declined to move there from second base. The Yankees are looking for better production and defense at the position than Oswaldo Cabrera (.246 average, .646 OPS) has been providing. Before Monday, Chisholm had never played third base in his major league career.

With a 2-for-4 night, Chisholm increased his average to .251 with a .745 OPS, 13 home runs, 50 RBI and 23 stolen bases this year. In a Yankees uniform, he is batting .333 with a 1.400 OPS.