Yankees Jazz Chisholm shows off arm strength in field for all-around stellar showing

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homered, tripled, walked and drove in four runs, there was some debate over which side of his game helped his team more. “Jazz’s defense I think was better than his day at the plate,” Marcus Stroman said after the Yankees clinched a series victory by beating the A’s 12-5 in The Bronx on Sunday. Chisholm — a second baseman pushed to third, possibly to give the Yankees more flexibility in either adding a second baseman or third baseman at the trade deadline — looked natural at third base, where his speedy legs might not be maximized but his strong arm is. The ball kept finding its way to Chisholm, who made difficult plays look manageable in several cases, the most significant in the third inning. With runners on first and second base and one out, both runners attempted to steal as Stroman induced a ground ball from Jacob Wilson. Chisholm fielded, beat lead-runner Willie MacIver to third base and used the bag as a springboard in leaping and throwing strong across the diamond to complete the double play. “A bunch of huge plays that helped me out in big spots — plays that are not normal plays,” Stroman said. He made several long, strong throws — occasionally with some help from a smooth-picking Paul Goldschmidt — including on a chopper from Luis Urías in the fifth inning that forced Chisholm to retreat and unleash a missile from the grass. “I do like throwing the ball hard sometimes,” said Chisholm, who also made a nice catch against the railing in the eighth while falling into the netting down the left field line.“At second base, you don’t really get to throw the ball hard unless it’s a super close play. “It’s fun to gather your feet and let one loose every now and then.” Aaron Judge said Chisholm can “change games on both sides of the ball.” ...