The Yankees plan to activate Jazz Chisholm Jr. on Friday, a source confirmed.
Oswald Peraza was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Thursday’s game as the corresponding move.
A few hours earlier, Boone said Chisholm, whose first eligible day to be activated is Friday, was “real close.”
brother’: Jazz, Little Leaguer bond for life
‘That’s officially my little brother’: Jazz, Little Leaguer bond for life
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Hours before any of the action transpired between the
chalked white lines of the Little League Classic, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had ambled from the Yankees’ charter jet to the
runway at Williamsport Regional Airport, signing dozens of autographs and posing for selfies along the way.
Occupying a vacant seat by the right windows of a shuttle bus, the Yankees’ infielder-outfielder eyed a youngster by his side, offering his name. No
introduction was necessary, as Russell McGee informed Chisholm, telling him: “You’re my favorite player.” Chisholm
felt his heart leap; as they continued to converse, he began to feel as though he’d met a little brother.
