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The New York Yankees are hoping to avoid another “June Swoon” as they sit atop the MLB standings.
The Yankees are two games behind the Tampa Bay Rays’ loss column in the AL East, but their .610 winning percentage at 36-23 is the fifth-best mark in the league.
With back-to-back reigning MVP Aaron Judge just turning 34 and next year’s MLB season hanging in the balance in the CBA’s tenuous negotiations, it seems if not now, when, for the Bronx Bombers.
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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. returns his bat after catching the fourth ball in the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York on May 19, 2026. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)
But second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. believes “when” is actually now.
Chisholm appeared with Jimmy Fallon Monday night during the Yankees’ off day and said the Yankees would “for sure” win the World Series this season.
When Fallon asked what the team’s “ultimate” goal was, Chisholm didn’t hesitate.
“I mean, winning a World Series. We’re in New York,” Chisholm responded.
The Yankees have made the playoffs in eight of the last nine seasons, but have only appeared in one Fall Classic that ended in embarrassing fashion. But this season looks a little different from previous years.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees attends a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on April 28, 2026. (Photos Kelcee Skoug/MLB via Getty Images)
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While young phenom Cam Schlittler has placed himself prominently in the American League Cy Young Award conversation, Gerrit Cole is back from Tommy John surgery and has pitched 13 scoreless innings to start his season – while Max Fried is close to returning from injury.
Ben Rice leads the majors in OPS, Cody Bellinger leads the American League in WAR and the team is once again hitting home runs at a league high level. This is all because Judge hasn’t quite hit his stride yet.
The long ball, however, disappeared in October and found itself in the team’s second-longest World Series drought since winning it in 1923.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on July 22, 2025. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press)
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Yankees fans are surely hoping this prediction will be better than when Chisholm predicted he would hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases – he currently has six homers and 14 sacks. Shohei Ohtani became the first player to join the 50-50 club in 2024.
