Baseball is a sport with all sorts of ebs and flows. One week, a team looks like they are destined for greatness, and just a few short days later, they look like they can’t buy a win. The New York Yankees are currently in the “can’t buy a win” portion of the season, after being walked-off on back-to-back days and swept by the Brewers. There was a lot to unpack from that series but one main takeaway remains: the Yankees offense has struggled on the road.
Why the Yankees’ Offense is Failing the Road Test
Unpacking the Yankees Road Numbers
It’s was noticeable watching this series that the Yankees offense was not fully clicking. That prompted me to go deeper into the numbers of the Yankees road offense, and there is a big difference between home and away. The team is batting .228 with a .695 OPS and 26 home runs on the road. That is not exactly what you want to see from their offense. At home, the Yankees are batting .251 with a .861 OPS and 37 home runs. Those numbers provide a difference but the biggest might be RBI’s. The Yankees have recorded 123 RBI’s at home and only 81 on the road. Keep in mind, the Yankees have played more road games than home games in 2026.
It’s not just a scoring issue, it’s an overall contact issue. On the road, they have struck out 202 times, only walking 70 times. Compare that to at home where they have struck out 161 times and walked 116 times. The difference jump of the page when looking at it, but is very noticeable when watching the games.
To play a bit of devils advocate, they have not played in the best road offensive environments yet this season (Oracle Park, T-Mobile Park, Tropicana Field, Globe Life Field, American Family Field). That’s not an excuse for how lifeless they have been on the road, but it is worth noting.
How the Yankees Can Fix It
The Yankees need to keep their approach. It seems at times on the road, they are pressing a bit. They rank 27th in baseball in terms of chase percentage. They need to keep their patience at the plate. At home, it feels like the pressure is on the opposing pitcher to make the perfect pitch. The swing and miss has been more present on the road. The Yankees have not gotten the big hit on the road yet. It happens. Going 3-14 with RISP with the struggles present in the current Yankees bullpen, the offense needs to be better than that.
The Yankees are also asking a lot of Spencer Jones, who the team called up this week. Jones had one hit over the weekend against the Brewers, an RBI single on Sunday. His at-bats were mostly encouraging, but there were at-bats where he was overwhelmed and had the chance to score runs by putting the ball in play.
The team also need Jazz Chisholm Jr. to get going and soon. His at-bats have been killing the team so far this season. Chisholm Jr. has looked over-matched a lot at the plate and has struggled with situational hitting. Putting the bat on the ball for Chisholm this weekend could have gone a long way in the series and with his numbers in general.
Patience for the offense on the road is key. That and putting the ball in play. Their offense is good, and it offense will improve on the road.
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