{"id":597854,"date":"2026-02-28T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/597854\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:48:19","slug":"spencer-jones-continues-to-show-off-prodigious-yankees-power-with-another-spring-homer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/597854\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Jones continues to show off prodigious Yankees power with another spring homer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones hitting a solo homer in the 7th inning.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c6e7c0840fb9ef2d6a28b915e3eface1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones hitting a solo homer on Feb. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014 The Yankees are getting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/sports\/spencer-jones-ohtani-swing-delivered-062317472.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:full Spencer Jones experience;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">full Spencer Jones experience<\/a> early on this spring.<\/p>\n<p>By and large \u2014 emphasis on the large \u2014 they will take it.<\/p>\n<p> Access the Yankees beat like never before <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/account\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Try it free;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Try it free <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jones homered Friday for the third time in four games, crushing a 427-foot shot off the batter\u2019s eye in a 17-5 win over the Twins at Hammond Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always fun to hit \u2019em out of the yard,\u201d Jones said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, as long as I\u2019m taking swings at the pitches that I want to, as long as I\u2019m seeing the ball well, that\u2019s usually how I judge myself from day to day in games, being able to read pitches and make good decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three home runs account for Jones\u2019 three hits this spring, going 3-for-8 with four strikeouts and two walks.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones hitting a solo homer on Feb. 26, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a17bde2eb68506713a6a03a20115de83.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones hitting a solo homer on Feb. 26, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>When he grounded out in the second inning Friday, it marked the first out he had made this spring that was not via the strikeout.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-7, left-handed slugger has continued to tinker with his swing mechanics early in camp, trying to cut down on the strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of conversations behind the scenes, working on some stuff, cleaning up the [bat] path and finding some cues and working with guys to learn,\u201d Jones said. \u201cYou don\u2019t really know what you got until you\u2019re out there facing an arm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Spencer Jones is having a powerful spring training for the Yankees. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2e681db2afd5ac455014bedd3bd5d075.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spencer Jones is having a powerful spring training for the Yankees. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Back in Tampa, Gerrit Cole faced hitters for the second time in his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/23\/sports\/gerrit-cole-sees-the-horizon-of-return-and-what-that-means-for-yankees\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:rehab from Tommy John surgery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">rehab from Tommy John surgery<\/a>, throwing 22 pitches against Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Trent Grisham.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton remains in line to make his Grapefruit League debut in the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Yankees center fielder Spencer Jones hitting a solo homer on Feb. 26, 2026. 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