NEW YORK – Jazz Chisholm Jr. viewed his recent rehab assignment in the Minor Leagues as an opportunity to reset, an invitation to get back to the basics of a time and place where he sensed knocks came “more effortlessly, instead of swinging out of control.” His renewed focus has been on stacking hits, aiming to raise his batting average over time.

Hunting those small bites is leading to bigger things. Chisholm belted a three-run homer early on Friday, a Monument Park blast that highlighted the Yankees’ five-run first inning and helped power a 9-6 victory over the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium – an action-packed first meeting of the historic rivals this year.

Anthony Volpe also hit a first-inning homer for New York, a two-run shot, but exited the game shortly after being hit on the left

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