Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Yankees future is a $23 million question mark

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Jon Heyman

Quick Summary

The Yankees are considering whether to extend a $23 million qualifying offer to Jazz Chisholm Jr., despite his talent. This decision is complicated by recent events: Chisholm was benched for Game 1 of their playoff series against left-handed pitcher Payton Tolle, and he had a statistically poor season with career lows in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS, and OPS+.
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Story summary

The Yankees announced their lineup for Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox, opting to start Anthony Volpe at second base over left-handed hitter Jazz Chisholm Jr. This decision follows a pattern from last year when Chisholm was also benched in Game 1 due to facing a southpaw starter, leaving him visibly upset. Despite Chisholm's career struggles against left-handed pitching (.218 batting average and .650 OPS), the choice reflects manager Aaron Boone’s preference for right-handed bats against left-handers, with Volpe going 0-for-2 against Payton Tolle in previous matchups. This move highlights the strategic considerations over player sentiment heading into a critical postseason series.

Written for “Yankees Wild Card Lineup Decisions” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Yankees Wild Card Lineup Decisions
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Who wrote this

Jon Heyman
27 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Talk was circulating among some overexcited guessers that New York’s marquee baseball franchise might duplicate the Knicks’ magical run after they swept the rival Red Sox two straight games in The Bronx.
2026-10-04 · mixed framing · Yankees delivered a bitter reminder that these Rays aren’t the Red Sox
🔮 It’s a role no one could have imagined when Schlittler was named as pick No. 220 in the 2022 draft.
2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Cam Schlittler has a one-track mind right now for Yankees — no matter what
🔮 The Phillies may or may not conduct a managerial search, but Alex Cora appears to have a strong inside track to become their next manager with interim manager Don Mattingly expected to step down.
2026-10-03 · assertive framing · A champion skipper has the inside track for the Phillies’ manager job
🔮 The Yankees rolled past the Red Sox like they were playing a bunch of computer nerds, which in effect they may have been (see comments from Boston slugger Willson Contreras).
2026-10-03 · assertive framing · The Yankees are in great shape against pesky Rays — particularly if they’re sharp in critical area
🔮 The other three games will be covered by $703M worth of talent (Cole, Rodón and Game 2 winner Max Fried’s combined take-home pay).
2026-10-02 · assertive framing · The Yankees’ rotation is stacked — and might be the best of the remaining playoff teams
🔮 And maybe there’s a Yankees player or two who took it all personally, too.
2026-10-01 · assertive framing · Sonny Gray irked Yankees brass after admitting he never wanted to be in New York
🔮 The Orioles had a request to the Yankees on the table for star catcher Adley Rutschman at the deadline: pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez, catcher Austin Wells, outfield prospect Yostin Pena plus one of two young starters — either Will Warren or Ryan Weathers.
2026-10-01 · assertive framing · The steep price the Orioles set for Adley Rutschman that made Yankees balk at trade offer
🔮 “The two Massachusetts boys showed up,” crowed Hyde, the New England area Yankees scout whose tandem of late-round draft signees may never be duplicated.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Yankees’ surprise Massachusetts superstar duo from Game 1 was unearthed by same scout
🔮 Jazz Chisholm Jr. on talent alone would seem to be an easy call to receive a qualifying offer from a monied team like the Yankees, which hands them out liberally.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Yankees future is a $23 million question mark
🔮 And it surely would be a great and maybe even historic story if he could beat all odds and make it back within two weeks of straining the soleus muscle in his right calf.
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Topics

Game 1 NJ Advance Media Yankees

Subjects

Chisholm PERSON · 4× Yankees ORG · 2× Anthony Volpe PERSON · 1× Jazz Chisholm Jr. PERSON · 1× NJ Advance Media ORG · 1× Payton Tolle PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Jazz Chisholm Jr. on talent alone would seem to be an easy call to receive a qualifying offer from a monied team like the Yankees, which hands them out liberally.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 Jazz Chisholm Jr. on talent alone would seem to be an easy call to receive a qualifying offer from a monied team like the Yankees, which hands them out liberally.
2026-09-30 · New York Post
Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Yankees future is a $23 million question mark · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Jazz Chisholm Jr. on talent alone would seem to be an easy call to receive a qualifying offer from a monied team like the Yankees, which hands them out liberally. asserted
which → seem → them
But you have to wonder now whether Chisholm is a lock to get that bid, which is projected to be about $23M, from the Yankees. asserted
which → have → Yankees
He was benched in Game 1 against left-handed starter Payton Tolle for the previously embattled Anthony Volpe. asserted
He → bench → Volpe
Chisholm, who was upset last year to be benched against a left-hander in the same wild-card round asserted
who → upset → round
, wasn’t heard from immediately after lineups were posted Tuesday. asserted
lineups → hear → ?
Chisholm did say Monday that he expected to start this time. asserted
he → say → ?
Chisholm, who famously projected in spring training to NJ Advance Media that he was shooting to become the second 50-50 player and could get $35M a year for seven or eight years as a free agent, had his worst statistical season. uncertain
he → project → season
He had career lows in batting average (.231), slugging (.399), OPS (.711) and OPS+ (97). asserted
He → have → average
While he stole 41 bases, he hit only 19 home runs. asserted
he → steal → runs
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