Yankees' Jazz Chisholm's delayed home run trot was well deserved
This was a serious blast by a seriously good player.
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm's delayed home run trot was well deserved originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees had another classic game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
In a week that has been marked by grief and remembrance of their legendary broadcaster, John Sterling, the Bronx Bombers are doing their part to win baseball games. This one came down to a solo shot in sixth-inning to make the difference. In the 7-4 victory to give the Yankees a 25-11 record, Jazz Chisholm launched a tie-breaking home run to give his team the eventual win.
When Chisholm swung through the ball, he made sure to lean back and really admire that thing . For good reason too, as it was a complete moonshot that had some crazy Statcast numbers. With a launch-angle of 34-degrees and a height of 126 feet, the home run went 413 feet into the Yankee Stadium right-field seats.
Chisholm, who many worried and started to panic about a few days ago, is not having a terrible season as whole. Now with four home runs on the year, and a . 213 batting average, things could be better but are not terrible.