NEW YORK – It was unimaginable to not take into account a worst-case situation because the Yankees watched Jazz Chisholm Jr. depart the sector within the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-1 win over the Orioles, flexing his left forearm in obvious discomfort after being hit by a pitch.
However the Yankees have been relieved later within the afternoon, saying that X-rays and a CT scan each got here again clear on the infielder, who is taken into account daily.
“He’s going to be an enormous a part of what we do in October,” Yankees captain Aaron Choose mentioned. “You by no means like seeing him go down in that ache. You marvel what’s going to occur, hitting the forearm, hand space, stuff like that. I’m praying that it’s all going to be all proper. He’s a tricky child, so he’ll be good.”
Chisholm was hit by the primary pitch he noticed from Baltimore rookie Grant Wolfram, a 96.8 mph sinker, then instantly headed to the dugout and subsequently disappeared down the tunnel towards the clubhouse.
“It regarded prefer it acquired him within the meat of the forearm,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned.
José Caballero pinch-ran for Chisholm and stayed within the recreation at second base.
An All-Star for the second time in 2025, Chisholm has slashed .243/.333/.482 with a career-high 31 homers and 80 RBIs in 129 video games this season.
