NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been desperate to break the terrible slump he’s been in to start the season. To change his luck, he first tried wearing Trent Grisham’s pants; then, he moved to Giancarlo Stanton’s.But Chisholm believes he has found a new talisman — at least for now: shortstop José Caballero’s bat, which he swung to three hits, a walk and two RBIs in a 5-2 win over the New York Mets in the Subway Series opener at Citi Field on Friday night.“It feels great,” Chisholm told The Athletic. “Every time I swing it, it’s like I hit the ball. I don’t think I have too many swings-and-misses with it.”Caballero, who went on the injured list Tuesday with a fractured right middle finger, flashed a knowing grin while talking about the gift. Chisholm started using Caballero’s bat Wednesday in Baltimore. He went 1-for-3 with a double.“I told him to keep my bats hot,” Caballero said, “and he started using them.”Chisholm and Caballero swing the same size bat: 34 inches, 31 ounces. There are major differences, though.Victus makes Caballero’s. Chisholm has been using bats made by Chandler. Also, Chisholm described Caballero’s bat as having a barrel that feels long.“It’s like a softball model,” he said. “Long barrel, but there’s something about the bat that makes it so that you kind of have to stay back because you’ve got to hit it closer to you. It just feels good. It works with my swing, I can tell you that.”
Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. uses José Caballero’s bat in slump-busting night: ‘I love that bat’
Chisholm had three hits, a walk and two RBIs in the Subway Series opener Friday. It was his first multi-hit game since April 26.











