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Yankees Shift Jazz Chisholm Jr. to Second Base, DFA Veteran D.J. LeMahieu

New York begins scouring the trade market for a third baseman after installing Chisholm at second base following LeMahieu’s designation for assignment.

Jun 28, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees second base DJ LeMahieu (26) singles during the eighth inning against the Athletics at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Jul 3, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm (13) in the dugout before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images/File Photo

Overview

  • Manager Aaron Boone announced before Tuesday’s game that Jazz Chisholm Jr. will return to everyday second base.
  • One day later, the Yankees designated two-time batting champion D.J. LeMahieu for assignment, leaving the club on the hook for about $22 million of his salary.
  • Chisholm’s plus-three outs above average at second base versus minus-three at third, along with lingering right-shoulder soreness on throws, drove the position shift.
  • Oswald Peraza has begun covering third base in a fluid platoon, with other in-house options filling hot-corner duties.
  • General manager Brian Cashman and scouts have opened talks on external third-base targets—including Ryan McMahon, Eugenio Suárez, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Isiah Kiner-Falefa—ahead of the July 31 deadline.