On Friday night, the New York Yankees will be back in the Bronx to host the Atlanta Braves.
They had the day off on Thursday.
Most recently, the Yankees lost to the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Spencer Jones (who batted 5th) finished with two strikeouts and no hits.
New York Yankees Announced Jones Decision
GettySpencer Jones #78, George Lombard Jr. #96, Trent Grisham #12, and Heliot Ramos #34 of the New York Yankees take the field during the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 04, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
For Friday’s game, the Yankees have announced their starting lineup.
FantasyPros wrote: “NYY Yankees Lineup 08/07 1. Trent Grisham CF 2. Ben Rice DH 3. Heliot Ramos LF 4. Luis Garcia 1B 5. Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B 6. Spencer Jones RF 7. George Lombard SS 8. Ryan McMahon 3B 9. Austin Wells C”
Jones has been moved down to the 6th spot in the lineup on Friday.
The 25-year-old rookie was picked in the 1st round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
He is currently batting .213 with 23 hits, five home runs, 13 RBIs, 10 runs and three stolen bases in 42 games.
Social Media Reacts To Friday’s Lineup
GettySpencer Jones #78, George Lombard Jr. #96, Trent Grisham #12, and Heliot Ramos #34 of the New York Yankees take the field during the fifth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 04, 2026 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Here’s what people were saying about the team’s lineup:
@mlbfan2a: “I don’t get how Trent Grisham is the leadoff guy let alone in the starting line up”
Gary Sheffield Jr.: “Just can’t understand what Grisham did the past six months to deserve leading off for this team.”
@ShaunMorash: “So Boone learned nothing on that off day with Grisham leading off. Got it. So much for my optimism. WFAN can delete every video they made today out of my takes now”
GettySpencer Jones #78 of the New York Yankees celebrates hitting a home run during the seventh inning with teammate Ali Sánchez #39 during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 1, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
@shell895: “Grisham still leading off and playing in CF. Make it make sense! PLEASE HIT THE BALL AND WIN!!!!! LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!!”
@JR1687: “Im no genius .but i would put spencer jones in center field and caballero at dH and bench grisham”
@giorgioguerra2: “I would really like it if Trent did not leadoff and play center for this team”
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