If you imagined the Yankees’ situation couldn’t deteriorate further, you were mistaken.
During a game where they faced a shutout and approached the field after losing eight of their last nine matches, Jazz Chisholm Jr. exited in the fifth inning due to what appeared to be an injury.
At the bottom half of the fifth inning on Sunday in The Bronx, Chisholm hit a fly ball to right field, appearing to run with difficulty as he reached first base. After the ball was caught, Chisholm slowly made his way back to the dugout.
He had a brief conversation with manager Aaron Boone, who then signaled for Amed Rosario. Rosario took over at third base, causing José Caballero to move to second base.
As of now, the Yankees have not issued any official updates regarding Chisholm’s condition.
It was unclear when Chisholm suffered the apparent injury, but he owned the worst moment of the afternoon for the Yankees. In the second inning, Chisholm won a nine-pitch battle with Minnesota’s Joe Ryan and roped a long single into right, but he then fiddled with his sliding glove at first base, which led to his getting picked off.