New York Yankees Announce Spencer Jones Lineup Demotion Before Rockies Game

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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 31: Spencer Jones #78 of the New York Yankees celebrates his solo home run with Austin Wells #28, to trail 4-1 to the Los Angeles Angels, during the fifth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 31, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The New York Yankees‘ upcoming game against the Colorado Rockies is an exciting game because Aaron Judge has returned to the batting order and will play in his first game since the end of May.

Due to Aaron Judge being placed back in the New York Yankees lineup, there is a bit of a ripple effect with all the other primary hitters.

Among other changes, Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones remains in the order, but gets a slight demotion to the 5th spot in the order. Jones batted cleanup in Sunday’s series finale against the Padres.

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Spencer Jones Dropped to 5th for Rockies Series Opener

Spencer Jones is quietly coming into his own as a rookie hitter in MLB, and it’s a promising sign that the Yankees clearly still trust him to bat in the middle of the order.

Speaking of, per @UnderdogMLB, here is the Yanks order for 9/8:

Yankees 9/8: “B. Rice DH C. Bellinger LF A. Judge RF L. García Jr. 1B S. Jones CF J. Chisholm Jr. 2B G. Lombard Jr. SS R. McMahon 3B A. Wells C C. Schlittler SP”

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B. Rice DH C. Bellinger LF A. Judge RF L. García Jr. 1B S. Jones CF J. Chisholm Jr. 2B G. Lombard Jr. SS R. McMahon 3B A. Wells C

C. Schlittler SP

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Some other lineup notes: Austin Wells forming a battery with Cam Schlittler, as Schlittler continues to try to put the final touches on his Cy Young-caliber season. George Lombard Jr. gets the seventh spot in Boone’s order, and the 1-5 of Ben Rice, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Luis Garcia Jr., and Spencer Jones looks very formidable on paper.

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Taking a Quick Look at Spencer Jones’ 2026 Season

Spencer Jones is in the middle of his rookie campaign.

Across his first 199 MLB at-bats, he’s batting .246 with nine home runs, 31 RBI, and 29 runs scored.

Jones has also added an OPS+ of 112 with 49 hits and a bWAR of 1.0.

It’s been a successful rookie season thus far for Spencer Jones, who may have earned a spot in the Yankees’ order come October.