Grisham agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with the Yankees on Friday to avoid arbitration, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.
Grisham signed a one-year deal with the Yankees in January after spending the last four seasons with the Padres. He appeared in just 76 regular-season games in 2024 while serving in a depth role in the outfield behind Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, and Grisham finished with a slash line of .190/.290/.385 with nine home runs and 31 RBI over 208 plate appearances. Grisham could see more playing time in 2025 if Soto and/or Verdugo opt to take their talents elsewhere in free agency, although Jasson Dominguez is expected to move into a starting role to replace one of them.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Laces two-run shot
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Grisham went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's win over Pittsburgh.
Following Gleyber Torres' leadoff double in the first inning, Grisham took the first pitch he saw from Bailey Falter deep for his ninth home run of the season. Grisham later drove in Jose Trevino in the third inning with an RBI single, giving him five games this season with three or more RBI. After playing 130 or more games each of the last three seasons, Grisham has filled a bench role in his first campaign with the Yankees. The 27-year-old finishes the regular season with a disappointing .190/.290/.385 slash line, nine home runs, 31 RBI, 21 runs scored and one stolen base.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Grand slam off bench
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Grisham hit a grand slam in his lone at-bat in Wednesday's 10-6 loss to the Rangers.
Grisham entered the game as a defensive replacement when the Yankees were down 10-2. He came up with a big slam in the ninth inning, but the Yankees didn't build on it. Grisham has functioned as a fourth outfielder lately and hadn't collected a hit since Aug. 14. He's slashing a paltry .187/.294/.380 with eight homers, 28 RBI, 20 runs scored and one stolen base over 195 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Back in action Wednesday
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Grisham (hand) will start in center field and bat sixth Wednesday against the White Sox.
Grisham hasn't played since he was hit in the hand by a pitch during the first game of Saturday's twin bill versus the Rangers, but he'll now return to the starting nine after a few days of rest. The 27-year-old outfielder is slashing .179/.304/.359 across 47 plate appearances since the All-Star break, though he has tallied a hit in three of his last four games.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Suffers bruised hand
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X-rays on Grisham's left hand came back negative after he was hit by a pitch during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader versus Texas.
Grisham made an early exit from the game after getting hit, but he appears to have escaped with just a bruise. The outfielder will likely stay on the bench for Saturday's nightcap, though he looks unlikely to require a trip to the injured list.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Exits after HBP
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Grisham was removed from the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rangers after getting hit in the hand by a pitch, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Grisham remained in the game to run the bases after taking a 96-mph fastball off his hand, but he was replaced in the field once the Yankees went out on defense. The 27-year-old outfielder will likely sit out Saturday's nightcap due to the incident, but his availability for Sunday's game is unclear.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Goes deep in victory Saturday
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Grisham went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-3 win against the Blue Jays.
Grisham got his first start of August and took advantage with a two-run shot in the second inning. The outfielder played regularly throughout most of July but has returned to a reserve role due to Jazz Chisholm being acquired by the Yankees at the trade deadline and with Giancarlo Stanton activated from the injured list Monday. Grisham has made just two starts over New York's past six contests.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Set to lose playing time
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Grisham is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
Grisham had served as a regular starter against right-handed pitching for the past month, but his playing time should begin trending down after Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday. With Stanton set to take over as the Yankees' everyday designated hitter, Aaron Judge is expected to serve as the club's primary option in center field, leaving no spot available for Grisham.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Out again vs. LHP
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Grisham is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Though he's settled into a near-everyday role in the Yankees outfield since Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) was placed on the injured list June 23, the lefty-hitting Grisham is still being shielded from lefties. He's logged just 27 plate appearances against southpaws this season, slashing .200/.259/.240 (47 wRC+). After sitting against Mets lefty Jose Quintana in Tuesday's 3-2 loss, Grisham will remain on the bench against southpaw Sean Manaea in the series finale.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Perfect at plate, homers
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Grisham went 3-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs Sunday against the Orioles.
Grisham drove in the Yankees' first run with a second-inning single, then touched up Orioles starter Dean Kremer in the fifth for his sixth homer of the year. In total, Grisham collected three hits for the first time this season and reached base in all four plate appearances, raising his average from .173 to .195 in the process. He enters the All-Star break slashing .195/.301/.389 with six homers, 19 RBI and 15 runs over 133 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Accounts for team's only runs
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Grisham went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Thursday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Grisham plated New York's only two runs of the game with a blast to left field in the fifth inning. The outfielder has just 10 hits in 69 at-bats this season for a paltry .145 average, though half of those hits have been homers. All five of Grisham's long balls have come against right-handed pitchers.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Sitting against lefty Wednesday
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Grisham is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
After cracking the starting lineup Sunday against Atlanta in the Yankees' first game following Giancarlo Stanton's (hamstring) move to the injured list, Grisham has now hit the bench for both contests against the Mets. The Yankees have faced left-handed starters for both matchups with the Mets, which may be the primary reason the lefty-hitting Grisham has been out of the lineup. Grisham could occupy the larger side of a de facto platoon with the right-handed-hitting J.D. Davis for the final open spot in the New York lineup while Stanton is on the shelf.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Starting Sunday
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Grisham will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's series finale against Atlanta.
Grisham will enter the lineup as a replacement for Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring), who was placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain. Aaron Judge will occupy Stanton's typical spot at designated hitter, while Grisham claims Judge's vacated spot in the outfield. Though the lefty-hitting Grisham is starting Sunday against Atlanta southpaw Max Fried, the Yankees could look to deploy Grisham primarily against right-handed pitching during Stanton's absence. While seeing sporadic playing time this season, Grisham enters Sunday's contest with a .113/.263/.306 slash line across 76 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Pops homer off bench
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Grisham went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.
Grisham has gone 5-for-23 over 11 games in June, with three of those hits being homers. The outfielder has functioned in a reserve role for much of the season, and he's done little to deserve anything more than that. The 27-year-old is slashing a paltry .113/.263/.306 with four homers, 10 RBI, seven runs scored and no stolen bases through 76 plate appearances. Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) is set to miss time after exiting Saturday's game, but it's unclear if Grisham will see much of an uptick in playing time.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Drawing start in series finale
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Grisham will start in center field and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Royals.
Grisham's streak of five straight starts in the outfield came to an end Tuesday, but he'll re-enter the lineup Thursday following back-to-back absences while Giancarlo Stanton receives a day off. Now that Juan Soto is back in action after recently missing time with a forearm injury, Grisham should serve as the Yankees' fourth outfielder for most games.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Snaps long hitless stretch
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Grisham went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI on Thursday in an 8-5 win over Minnesota.
Entering Thursday, Grisham hadn't notched a hit in over five weeks, going 0-for-19 across his previous 11 games. He snapped the brutal slump in fine fashion against the Twins, hitting a two-run homer in the second inning to give New York its first lead. Grisham also delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth, though he added another strikeout to his season stat line. Despite Thursday's performance, it's been an atrocious first season in New York for Grisham -- he's slashing a paltry .071/.216/.214 with a career-worst 31.4 percent strikeout rate through 51 plate appearances.
Grisham will start in center field and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Orioles, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Grisham will get his fourth straight start in center field, but his run of regular playing time should soon come to an end. During the first three starts, the Yankees were without Alex Verdugo (personal), who was on the paternity list. Verdugo has rejoined the Yankees for Thursday's series finale in Baltimore and will start in left field, but New York will have room in center field for Grisham once again while Aaron Judge serves as the designated hitter in place of a resting Giancarlo Stanton. Grisham will be relegated to the fourth-outfielder role for games in which all of Judge, Verdugo, Stanton and Juan Soto are included in the lineup.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Avoids arbitration
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Grisham signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract with the Yankees on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Grisham was acquired by the Yankees this offseason in the Juan Soto trade. Grisham is likely to serve as the team's fourth outfielder to begin 2024, though he could get some extra appearances late in games due to his strong defense.
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Yankees' Trent Grisham: Sent to Yankees with Soto
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The Padres traded Grisham and Juan Soto to the Yankees on Wednesday in exchange for Kyle Higashioka, Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito and Randy Vasquez, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Grisham finished with 13 homers and 50 RBI last year, but he has hit below .200 in each of his last two seasons. His recent performance combined with the presence of Aaron Judge, Alex Verdugo and now Juan Soto in New York's outfield almost certainly locks Grisham into a reserve role with the Yankees in 2024.
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Padres' Trent Grisham: On bench versus lefty
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Grisham is not in the lineup Wednesday at San Francisco.
It's the second straight absence for Grisham, with the Padres facing back-to-back lefties. Jose Azocar will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's series finale against the Giants and southpaw Sean Manaea.
