Chisholm stood at home plate bewildered, his hands up in the air. He’s tied for the team lead in home runs with Judge, but he’s been grinding at the plate of late, batting .113 in April ahead of Monday’s loss with zero multi-hit games.

The Yankees second baseman avoided a wood shard, but a run scored on the play in the loss to the Guardians. He also homered.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a real scare Monday night. In the fourth inning of the New York Yankees’ 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians, the second baseman narrowly avoided injury when the barrel of Brayan Rocchio's broken bat flew right at him.

Preview the April 22 matchup between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Its Monday, April 21 and the Yankees (14-8) are in Cleveland to begin a series against the Guardians (12-9). Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Gavin Williams for Cleveland.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB game to be played on April 22, 2025 on ESPN.

The latter proved far more costly as the Guardians scored four times, three of those runs coming in on a homer by perennial AL MVP candidate Jose Ramirez. Schmidt never got on a roll and the Yankees offense,