{"id":185504,"date":"2026-05-11T13:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=185504"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:48:45","slug":"%f0%9f%92%96-breaking-yankees-rookie-notches-his-first-career-hit-on-mothers-day-a-pretty-special-moment-that-had-fans-and-family-alike-beaming-blending-basebal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=185504","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc96 BREAKING : Yankees rookie notches his first career hit on Mother\u2019s Day \u2014 a \u201cpretty special\u201d moment that had fans and family alike beaming, blending baseball history with heartfelt emotion, a debut he (and his mom) will never forget \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 Spencer Jones\u2019 first series as a big leaguer is in the books, but not before collecting his first career hit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"promo promo--sports-plus d-flex alignleft\">\n<div class=\"promo__logo d-flex\">\n<p>The Yankees top prospect got that out of the way Sunday, in the third game of his major league career, smoking an RBI single to center field off Brewers righty Logan Henderson in the second inning of a 4-3 loss at American Family Field.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson threw a first-pitch slider and Jones pounced on it, drilling it 106.4 mph off the bat to score Jos\u00e9 Caballero from second for the 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The milestone hit came on Mother\u2019s Day, with Jones\u2019 mom and family sitting next to the Yankees dugout, as they did all weekend, including his MLB debut Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was super exciting,\u201d said Jones, who had the ball in a case sitting in his locker after the game. \u201cI\u2019m glad my family was here to share that with me. Teammates rooting me on, a lot of congratulations. I was excited to get a run across too for the guys. It was a pretty special moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/new-york-yankees-right-fielder-127414348_c9e839.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Yankees right fielder Spencer Jones (78) hits a single.\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Spencer Jones singles during the Yankees\u2019 May 10 loss to the Brewers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 new teammates were equally excited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEcstatic,\u201d said Aaron Judge, who was impressed by how \u201ccomposed\u201d Jones was throughout the series. \u201cEverybody was kind of waiting for it. Just happy his family could be here for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones finished the game 1-for-4 with a strikeout and the series 1-for-9 with five strikeouts and a walk, getting a stiff test from a challenging Brewers pitching staff that shut down most of the Yankees all weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the days have gone, I\u2019ve settled in more and starting to feel more comfortable, doing what I can do,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI think moving forward, going to be in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old (who turns 25 on Thursday) started in right field Sunday, with Judge getting a DH day, after starting in center Saturday and DH on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/new-york-yankees-outfielder-spencer-127419148_0e2611.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones hitting an RBI single against the Milwaukee Brewers.\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Spencer Jones singles for his first MLB hit during the Yankees\u2019 May 10 game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought he had some good at-bats,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cI thought got some decent swings off, was recognizing the zone. I don\u2019t think he was chasing a lot, but also ran into some tough matchups there for him, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>Cam Schlittler was still \u201cpretty sore\u201d Sunday morning, Boone said, the day after taking a 108.5 mph comebacker off his left calf in the first inning of his six-inning gem.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-732680\" class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSeB6jo--IE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The right-hander, who had a sizable welt and the imprint of the ball on his calf Saturday night, was expected to be getting treatment on it in the coming days ahead of his next scheduled start Friday against the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope not, but I don\u2019t know,\u201d Boone said when asked if it could be an issue for his next start. \u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019ll be working overtime with the trainers and just trying to get that flushed out this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>Gerrit Cole made his fifth rehab start Sunday with Double-A Somerset, building up to 77 pitches across five innings while striking out eight, walking one and giving up two earned runs.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to need at least one or two more rehab starts before he could rejoin the Yankees.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>To make room for Carlos Rod\u00f3n on the active roster, the Yankees optioned reliever Kervin Castro back to Triple-A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 Spencer Jones\u2019 first series as a big leaguer is in the books, but not before collecting his first career hit. 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