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Chisholm Breaks Slump Wearing Teammates' Baggy Pants in Yankees Win

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. found an unconventional solution to his early-season hitting drought, borrowing oversized uniform pants from teammates and switching bats en route to a crucial home run. The New York Yankees second baseman launched a tiebreaking two-run shot in the seventh inning, lifting his club to a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

After struggling with a .200 average during the Baltimore trip, Chisholm adopted Giancarlo Stanton's loose pinstripe trousers and Jose Caballero's Victus bat. The sartorial switch coincided with immediate results - he went 7-for-12 during the Subway Series against the Mets. Teammates embraced the superstition, with Cody Bellinger praising Chisholm's ability to pull off anything. Equipment manager Rob Cucuzza now keeps Stanton's baggy pants ready for the 28-year-old infielder.

Manager Aaron Boone fully supports the unorthodox approach, noting Chisholm was missing pitches he typically crushes earlier this season. The manager joked that the oversized uniform looks great especially when dirty from base-running. Chisholm's seventh-inning blast raised his batting average to .237, providing tangible evidence that sometimes the quirkiest solutions yield real results. Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger also delivered key hits in the comeback win.

The Yankees trailed 5-3 before the seventh-inning rally, with Bellinger tying the game via a two-run homer off Yariel Rodriguez. Chisholm's subsequent homer proved decisive, though David Bednar had to work around George Springer's RBI double in the ninth. With the win, New York improved their standing while Chisholm's unique superstition became a trending topic in baseball circles.