Yankees, Spencer Jones and Amid Deadline Buzz
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Jones, sporting a new batting stance, hit an opposite-field home run in the top of the first inning. In the top of the third, he did it again, taking a fastball to left field for his 28th home run of the MiLB season and his second of the game. Two innings later, he went to dead center for his third dinger in as many at-bats.
Spencer Jones has been at the center of trade rumors for the New York Yankees of late, but the organization's No. 4 prospect is making a strong case that his only move should be to the Bronx. The 2022 first-round selection (No.
New York Yankees top prospect Spencer Jones is absolutely scorching hot at the plate right now, as he's hit three home runs in the first five innings on Thursday for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders.