Breakdown
Performance
NewsPowered by
Powered by
July 8, 2026
Exiting starting nine
Grisham is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Analysis
Grisham started each of the first five games for the Yankees upon his return from the injured list last week, but the left-handed batter will take a seat Wednesday as the Rays send southpaw Shane McClanahan to the bump. Max Schuemann will cover center field for New York.
July 4, 2026
Goes yard in return to lineup
Grisham went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 5-2 win over the Twins.
Analysis
Activated from the injured list earlier in the day, Grisham got the start in center field and hit leadoff, and he punctuated a seven-pitch at-bat in his first plate appearance by lofting a Mike Paredes changeup into the right-field short porch at Yankee Stadium. Grisham missed just under three weeks with a hamstring strain, but he's hit safely in eight straight games sandwiched around his IL stint, batting .424 (14-for-33) during that hot streak with five extra-base hits (two doubles, a triple and two homers), two steals, six RBI and nine runs.
July 3, 2026
Activated from injured list
The Yankees activated Grisham (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Analysis
Grisham hasn't played since June 12 due to a right hamstring strain but is ready to return to the lineup for this weekend's series with the Twins. The 29-year-old was swinging a hot bat at the time of his injury, as he slashed .361/.425/.556 with one homer, four RBI, seven runs scored and a 4:2 BB:K in 40 trips to the plate in June. Grisham has eight long balls and 35 RBI with a .747 OPS across 264 plate appearances in 2026.