No one expected Trent Grisham to hit the way he did in 2025, as he never had before.

With a 95 wRC+ over his first six big league seasons and a .191 average, a .651 OPS and an 87 wRC+ from 2022-2024, Grisham shocked with a career year at the plate in 2025. Hardly a factor for the Yankees the season before after coming over from the Padres in the Juan Soto trade, he set career-highs with 34 home runs, 74 RBI, an .811 OPS and a 129 wRC+ as the team’s primary center fielder and go-to leadoff man against righties this past season.

“This is a former first-round pick, talented guy. Everyone’s trajectory is not like this,” Aaron Boone said in August , gesturing in a straight line. “It’s a hard game. Hitting in the big leagues is hard. You see countless examples of guys finding themselves, r

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