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Jazz Chisholm Channels Inner Babe Ruth With T-Shirt Calling His Shot

Jazz Chisholm is ready to rake to the short porch at Yankee Stadium.

Josh Wilson

Jazz Chisholm of the New York Yankees, acquired just ahead of the MLB trade deadline
Jazz Chisholm of the New York Yankees, acquired just ahead of the MLB trade deadline / Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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It's only been a few games, but Jazz Chisholm has been an immediate shot in the arm for the New York Yankees offense. In four games, he has gone 7-for-19 with eight RBIs and two multi-home run games.

Those four games have all been on the road, and thus before Chisholm has even gotten to play with the hack that is Yankee Stadium's dimensions for left-handed batters. Yankee Stadium has a short right field that, at its shortest, measures just 314 feet, a proverbial walk in the park for left-handed batters and right-handed pull hitters.

Clearly, the newest Yankee offensive weapon is excited about that, showing up to his first home presser with a shirt that has the outfield's iconic "314 FT" on it. For good measure, he made it clear his plan is to hit it over the wall:

Calling a shot on the day of your first game with the team? Bold, but if he can pull it off, he'll be even more of an instant favorite for Yankees fans. This is, after all, the team that Babe Ruth is believed to have called his shot with. If you can capitalize on your bold claims, the Bronx will love you.

Chisholm should be a major beneficiary of the short porch in right field, no doubt. According to Statcast, if he played every game at Yankee Stadium this year, he'd have 22 home runs. That is bested by only Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati (23) and tied with Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Citizens Bank Park and Dodger Stadium are the only two other stadiums that would give him 20.

Safe to say, Yankee Stadium is a good spot for him, theoretically speaking. Now, fans will get to see how it plays out beyond just theory.

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JOSH WILSON

Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.

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