Jazz Chisholm Jr. may have made his way back into relevance with a much-needed home run night, but not everyone is convinced—at least not Gary Sheffield Jr., son of Gary Sheffield, about his comeback. At least not yet!

The New York Yankees’ second baseman crushed a two-run homer in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians. He was trying to spark that comeback that fell short in a 6-4 loss. But while that blast for sure did light up the scoreboard for the Yankees, it still didn’t calm the questions about Chisholm’s struggles earlier this season.

Sheffield Jr. posted in X, “Between now and May 1, we need a more consistent Jazz Chisholm for the Yankees to go where they need to go. It’s not about homers or strikeouts — it’s about raising the baseline at-bats on a nightly basis, and there are too many ebbs and flows from opening day till today.” And his observation might seem harsh, but it is not out of sync completely.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. no doubt has shown flashes of brilliance with his seven home runs. This stat even ranks him among the top power hitters in the league. However, beneath all that power is a rather worrisome slump he is going through. A 2 for 23 stretch and a strikeout rate of 30 percent. His batting average is .161, and his on-base percentage is .255. So it doesn’t scream “anchor” by any means. And this is something even Chisholm is aware of.

After Monday’s game, Chisholm told YES Network that his homer was for sure validating. But he also touched upon his struggles, saying, “It’s just been unlucky… still hitting the ball hard… trying to get the base hits as well, not only home runs.” For now, though, he has plenty of time to make tweaks and improve.

But while the game is what he is mostly thinking about, Chisholm has a lot more going on in the background, like his one-race suspension controversy.

New York Yankees’ Chisholm Jr.’s suspension drama is still on

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is still awaiting MLB to decide on his one-game suspension, which he appealed. The New York Yankees second baseman was asked about the updates on the process recently, to which he replied, “I don’t know…” He then added, “I don’t think we’ve finished it yet. I think it’s set for, like, another day, a week, or so. I don’t know, but it’s around there. Just focused on playing baseball right now.”

And that is probably for the best.

The whole thing started during the start when the Yankees were playing with the Rays on Thursday. Chisholm was rung up on a low third strike. Chisholm then went on to have a heated argument with the home plate ump, and after two warnings, he was ejected. But things didn’t stop there. Just a few minutes after his ejection, the Yankee’s star took to X to express his displeasure.“Not even f—— close.” He then went on to delete the post, but it was too late.

MLB had taken notice already, and it violated not one but two of their policies. So the league firstly fined him, saying that he violated the policies of no devices, and secondly, on the grounds of questioning the umpire’s integrity. However, Chisholm didn’t back down and filed an appeal, saying he was already out of the game by then. He said there seems to be a gray area and that he is still waiting for MLB to come to a decision. However, the Yankee star did admit that what happened on the field was because he lost his cool. “I lost my emotions; I lost my cool,” said Chisholm Jr.

NJ.com has reported that the final word by MLB might come on Thursday. But there is no official statement as of now. But apart from that, how do you think Chisholm is faring this time around?