There’s a Yankees clock ticking on Trent Grisham’s extreme patience at plate

Nypost · Apr 13, 2026 · 177 words · By Mark W Sanchez

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Trent Grisham has hit the ball hard and not often been rewarded — perhaps because too many batted balls have touched the dirt rather than sailed over it — while drawing plenty of walks in what has been an overall unremarkable beginning to his season.

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More remarkable, though, is how Grisham has been conducting his at-bats: He has barely swung.

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Claim 1: “Trent Grisham has seen 242 pitches and having offered at 81.”

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The claim about Trent Grisham seeing 242 pitches and offering at 81 is directly mentioned in a web search result (Yankees clock ticking...), but no other independent sources corroborate this specific statistic. Wikipedia entries for 2025 Yankees season and other years do not confirm these numbers.

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Claim 2: “Grisham’s 2025 rate of 38.5 percent nearly paints the picture of a free swinger compared with his first 15 games this season.”

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The claim about Grisham's 2025 swing rate (38.5%) is not supported by any of the provided sources. Web search results reference strikeout rates and ISO numbers but do not confirm the specific 38.5% swing rate or comparison to his first 15 games.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trenton Marcus Grisham (né Clark; born November 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB fo…
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Claim 3: “Among 179 qualified major leaguers, Grisham’s 33.5 percent swing rate ranked 178th, with only Baltimore’s Taylor Ward more selective.”

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No evidence in the provided sources confirms the specific ranking (178th) or swing rate (33.5%) for Trent Grisham among 179 qualified leaguers. Web search results mention strikeout rates but not the claimed swing rate or ranking.

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