Jazz Chisholm Jr. Hits Home Run Day After Fouling Ball into Groin

Jazz Chisholm Jr. fouled a ball off that bounced into his groin area during Thursday night’s game and exited mid-at-bat. ” Chisholm answered “Hell no” when asked if he would start wearing a cup after the incident.

He added that it was mandatory to wear a cup in the minor leagues but he still never wore one. ” Some of his teammates were seen laughing in the dugout while he was tended to by a trainer on Thursday. He said his teammates asked him how his testicles felt after the incident.

On Friday, Chisholm hit a changeup for a home run into the second deck in right field. The Yankees defeated the Reds 5-0. Chisholm has hit six of his 11 home runs over his past 18 games. He said, “It felt great” after hitting the home run and helping his team win.

Boone added, “That’s the difference between this generation and my generation. ” Cam Schlittler, a seventh-round pick out of Northeastern, struck out 13 across six scoreless innings on Friday. Ben Rice, a 12th-round pick out of Dartmouth, hit a three-run home run, his 21st of the year, on Friday.

Aaron Boone said, “Yeah, but they come out of a hotbed of big league talent. ” Boone also said, “Obviously a great job by Matty Hyde and then all the people involved in helping them get here. ” Austin Wells played a third rehab game on Friday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 0-for-4 with a walk while catching eight innings.

Max Fried threw a second bullpen session on Friday while recovering from a left elbow bone bruise. Reliever Peter Strzelecki opted out of his minor league deal with the Yankees and became a free agent.