NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm arrived at the Yankee clubhouse wearing what some might call his Sunday best. Only it was Thursday, Opening Day. His white and beige suit with subtle pinstripes, in true Chisholm fashion, forced those surrounding him to do a double take.
With his shades still hovering over his nose, but low enough to reveal his dark brown eyes, his confidence was unmistakable. "The sky's the limit with Jazz," said manager Aaron Boone. "I mean, you can just ask him.
" Yet while his skill set, if you ask him, is audaciously believed to stretch beyond the horizon, the Yankees , his club, face the question of whether they will hover a bit lower. The club lost Gerrit Cole , their ace and one of the best pitchers in baseball, to Tommy John surgery earlier this month. After dealing with elbow issues dating back to the beginning of last season, it was time for an oil change.
That came after they lost out on Juan Soto to the Mets in December during a record-setting free agency, a rare defeat to their Queens adversary. They are without starter Luis Gil , last year's American League Rookie of the Year, with a lat strain that will reportedly keep him from throwing until roughly mid-April, if not longer. And then, Clarke Schmidt was recently placed on the injured list with shoulder tendinitis.
But no injury hurt more than Cole's, the former Cy Young winner and six-time All Star. "That hurts, man," said Cody Bellinger said of the loss of Cole. "I mean, there's no denying that.
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