Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela (3) chases a ball hit by New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. for a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Jazz Chisholm Jr. has The Seventy Percent Solution.
While most athletes talk about the urge to give 100% or even 110%, the New York Yankees infielder thinks his success since returning from the injured list has been caused by limiting intensity.
“Just go at 70%. That’s what’s been working for me,” he said Friday night after his three-run, go-ahead homer in the first inning and four RBIs sparked the Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 9-6 in the opening meeting this year of the AL East rivals. “Play at 70%: defense, offense, run