MLB: 3 spring training storylines you might have missed on Tuesday

There was plenty of action in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues on Tuesday, and plenty of storylines to follow as well. Let’s take a look at three key bits of news involving some MLB headliners.

Some MLB spring training storylines we are watching involving the Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, and Colorado Rockies.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Miami Marlins suffers injury

It could have been a lot worse for the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, but it appears that Jazz Chisholm Jr. will only miss a few spring training games after being hit in the right hand by a grounder in a contest against the St. Louis Cardinals.

According to reports, in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game, Chisholm took a bad hop off his right hand and immediately left the game. With the ball hitting between his ring and pinky finger, Chisholm will reportedly miss “the next few exhibition games as a precaution” as he works to get the swelling down in the hand.

Chisholm isn’t expected to miss Opening Day, where he will slot in as Miami’s starting second baseman.

Big days ahead for Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

Joel Sherman of The New York Post is reporting that the New York Yankees are working on a “long-term presentation” to give to Aaron Judge about a much-discussed contract extension in hopes of keeping the slugger in pinstripes beyond the end of this season. That presentation is likely to happen next week.

Judge has said that he doesn’t want to discuss an extension after Opening Day, so the clock is ticking for the Yankees to lock up the three-time All-Star if they want to get it done before the start of the season and not wait until the 2022 campaign is over.

"“I don’t want contract talks or extensions and all that talk to be a distraction throughout the year,” Judge recently said. “So, if we’re able to agree to something here in the spring before we head up to New York, that’s wonderful and it would be an honor. If not, we’ll talk after the season.”"

Did the Colorado Rockies tip their Opening Day lineup?

In his first at-bat with the Colorado Rockies, Kris Bryant gave a glimpse into what Colorado hopes to see from him plenty after giving him the second-biggest payday of this offseason with a seven-year, $182 million deal.

Bryant batted second in the lineup and went 1-for-2 at the plate. Colorado’s lineup against the Los Angeles Angels could well be a blueprint for the one that manager Bud Black rolls out when the Rockies open the season in Denver on April 8 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.