NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 01: Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees looks on after scoring a go-ahead run during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on October 1, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images)
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The New York Yankees fell well short of their championship expectations this year, failing to reach the American League Championship Series and taking a significant step back from last season.
Now the team is left to regroup and reset its roster where it can. But one of the few sure things is that Jazz Chisholm Jr. will be an everyday infielder moving forward.
Chisholm arrived in the Bronx as a trade deadline acquisition last year and he has provided a unique combination of power and speed for the offense. This past season he made history as just the third player to ever record 30 homers and 30 steals in a season for the Yankees. And now he will receive a pay raise.
Chisholm is set for a salary bump for next year, whether that’s granted by an arbitration panel or by the Yankees in a new deal. He earned $5.85 million this past season and is projected for an arbitration salary of at least $11 million for next year, per Spotrac. But as he prepares to negotiate with the Yankees, he has already decided that he’ll seek an extension beyond a single-year deal.
Last month, the New York Daily News’ Gary Phillips reported that Chisholm had decided he would sign at a “discounted rate” with the Yankees if it meant a long-term guarantee that he’d be staying in New York. Now, Phillips has reiterated that Chisholm still hopes to negotiate a new, long-term extension with the Yankees.
“While Chisholm hopes to talk about an extension this offseason, he’ll get a nice pay bump either way after making $5.85 million in 2025,” Phillips reported on Tuesday.
There’s good reason to believe Chisholm will secure an extension for the Yankees after deciding that’s what he wants. Such a deal would offer the player some additional security, but it might also save the Yankees on some of the cost of re-signing him after he becomes eligible for free agency. That would help shore up an infield that faces some significant questions, particularly at shortstop, and help lock in a player who performs as a speedy foil for franchise slugger Aaron Judge.
Ultimately, Chisholm’s contract decision could be to the benefit of both the player and the franchise.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterchawaga/2025/10/22/yankees-jazz-chisholm-jr-makes-contract-decision-after-historic-year/
