Spencer Jones keeps doing the same thing in Triple-A: he keeps hitting the ball hard, far, and often. So the main question keeps coming back, too: if he is doing this, why is he still not in the Bronx? His latest game against Buffalo only made that question louder.

On Sunday, Jones singlehandedly helped the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Buffalo Bisons, the Triple-A team of the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-1. He went 2-for-4, drove in five runs, and hit two home runs. Most notably, both of these homers came against two-time All-Star José Berríos, who is on a rehab assignment.

The first one came in the first inning. It went 422 feet to right field and came off the bat at 117.4 mph, which made it the hardest-hit ball in the Yankees’ system since Giancarlo Stanton in August 2025.

Then, in the fourth, Jones crushed a grand slam to straightaway center field. That one traveled 406 feet and left the bat at 111.1 mph.

After Sunday, Jones had 10 home runs and 37 RBIs in 31 Triple-A games. He was also hitting .261 with a .366 on-base percentage, a .586 slugging percentage, and a .952 OPS. He had struck out 43 times in those 31 games, so the swing-and-miss issue is still there, but the power keeps showing up anyway.

Jones has been doing this for a while now. In 2025, he hit 35 home runs and stole 29 bases across Double-A and Triple-A, finishing with a .933 OPS. It made him one of the most polarizing power-speed players in the Yankees’ system.

The Yankees Still Have the Same Problem

The Yankees remain hesitant to promote Jones primarily due to his strikeout concerns. But another reason is they already have Aaron Judge, Trent Grisham, and Cody Bellinger in the outfield mix, and that group was already close to being set for 2026.

This logjam is so severe that even former top prospect Jasson Domínguez was only recalled on April 27 due to Giancarlo Stanton's calf injury. And that doesn't even have any effect on the rest of the Yankees' outfield.

The only positive is that Aaron Judge did not become a full-time big leaguer until his age-25 season. So even if Jones is promoted in the middle of the season, he would have enough opportunity and time to prove his worth.

In the meantime, with athleticism and speed to offer real center-field value, with 25/25 upside, every time Spencer Jones sends the ball outside the ballpark keeps raising questions like, are the Yankees keeping him down for too long?

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Written by

Md Saife Fida

Edited by

Zaid Quraishi