{"id":589422,"date":"2026-02-24T03:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/589422\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T03:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:53:18","slug":"max-schuemann-helps-his-opening-day-roster-case-in-yankees-outfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/589422\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Schuemann helps his Opening day roster case in Yankees outfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Observations from Yankees\u2019 spring training on Monday:<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/23\/sports\/yankees-legend-bucky-dent-passing-knowledge-to-jazz-chisolm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s review<\/p>\n<p>With the help of ABS, Ryan Yarbrough went from having two runners on base to being out of a jam, just with one tap of the cap. <\/p>\n<p>The lefty\u2019s 3-2 pitch to Oneil Cruz was called Ball 4, but Yarbrough challenged it and was proven right, with the overturned call marking Strike 3 for the third out of the inning.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.47976879;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38582162\" width=\"873\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-york-yankees-vs-pittsburgh-122078254.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees pitcher Ryan Yarbrough #33 throws a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates.\" class=\"wp-image-38582162\"  \/>Yankees pitcher Ryan Yarbrough #33, pitching against the Pirates. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Life\u2019s a switch<\/p>\n<p>Batting from the left side, Jasson Dom\u00ednguez poked an RBI double to right field against right-hander Tyrone Yulie in the second inning. <\/p>\n<p>But then in his first chances to face a lefty this spring his next two at-bats, Dom\u00ednguez struck out from the right side both times.<\/p>\n<p>Caught my eye<\/p>\n<p>Max Schuemann started Monday\u2019s game in right field, displaying some defensive versatility that could aid his case to make the Yankees Opening Day roster if Oswaldo Cabrera isn\u2019t ready in time. <\/p>\n<p>The righty bat, acquired from the A\u2019s at the start of camp, is known as a strong defensive infielder but also has some experience in the outfield.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38582159\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-york-yankees-right-fielder-122074190.jpg\" alt=\"Max Schuemann of the New York Yankees catches a fly ball next to a large advertisement for Corona Extra beer.\" class=\"wp-image-38582159\"  \/>Yankees right fielder Max Schuemann catches a fly out by Pittsburgh Pirates\u2019 Dominic Fletcher. AP<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s schedule<\/p>\n<p>Will Warren will make his spring debut, starting against the Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Observations from Yankees\u2019 spring training on Monday: Let\u2019s review With the help of ABS, Ryan Yarbrough went from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2376],"tags":[5,3289,4,1690,62,2548,2547,185,151,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-589422","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-yankees","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-jasson-dominguez","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-yankees","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkyankees","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-spring-training","17":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116123586747768360","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}