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Jazz Chisholm Declares Yankees 'Team to Beat' as Surge Tightens AL Race

New York sits 83-65 with the top AL wild-card in hand after a win at Fenway.

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees watches his home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning at Fenway Park on September 13, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Overview

  • Saturday’s 5-3 victory over the Red Sox made it three straight wins, moving the Yankees to 83-65 with a 2.5-game lead over Boston for the top wild-card and three games behind Toronto in the AL East.
  • New York is an MLB-best 21-9 since Aug. 11 after a midsummer lull.
  • Chisholm went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs at Fenway and is at 29 home runs and 30 steals, one homer shy of joining Bobby Bonds and Alfonso Soriano as Yankees 30-30 players.
  • After the win, Chisholm said the Yankees are the best team in the league and acknowledged ongoing defensive and baserunning lapses.
  • Aaron Boone and players credited a private team meeting for the turnaround, and the Yankees could clinch a postseason berth within the next week with a favorable closing schedule.