Yankees get good news after Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits game in serious pain: 'He's a tough kid'

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News on Sep 27, 2025

Published in Baseball

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NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. exited the New Yokr Yankees’ game against the Baltimore Orioles in serious pain on Saturday, as the second baseman took a 96.8-mph sinker to his left forearm in the fifth inning.

The at-bat-opening pitch, thrown by Orioles lefty Grant Wolfram, sent Chisholm straight to the Yankees’ dugout, where a trainer and bench coach Brad Ausmus — Aaron Boone was ejected earlier in the inning — tended to the agonizing star. José Caballero pinch-ran for Chisholm before taking over at second base.

Fortunately for the Yankees, initial X-rays and a CT scan came back clean. Chisholm was also examined by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad.

“Early sign’s good. Looks like it got him in the meat,” Boone said after the Yankees’ 6-1 win over the Orioles. “He’s going to get some more tests, just to be sure, but we’re hopeful.”

Boone spoke following Chisholm’s X-rays but before the Yankees announced the CT scan also yielded good news.

Chisholm’s exit came with the Yankees still trying to beat the Blue Jays in the race to win the American League East. With Sunday serving as the regular season finale, the two rivals entered Saturday tied atop the division, but Toronto owns the tiebreaker thanks to an 8-5 record in head-to-head play.

The 27-year-old Chisholm has been one of the best second basemen in the majors this year, recording the fourth 30-30 season in Yankees history while adding an .815 OPS, 126 wRC+ and eight Outs Above Average. Losing his left-handed swing, speed and glove for an extended period would have been a huge loss for the Yankees, but it seems they’ve avoided a worst-case scenario.

“He’s gonna be a big part of what we do in October, so you never like seeing him go down in that pain,” Aaron Judge said. “You kind of wonder what’s gonna happen, especially hitting the forearm, hand area, stuff like that. You never know what’s gonna happen, but praying that it’s all gonna be alright. He’s a tough kid, so he’ll be good.”

The Yankees do have second base depth if Chisholm is too banged up for Game 162 or an early postseason game, as Caballero also offers blazing speed. Amed Rosario, ideally only used against left-handed pitchers, can also play second base, though his defense leaves a lot to be desired.

This is the second straight campaign that the Yankees have endured an injury scare on a hit-by-pitch in the penultimate game of the season, as former first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke the fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand on a ball from Pittsburgh’s Ryan Borucki last year.

Rizzo, playing through pain and continuous treatment, appeared in 10 ALCS and World Series games after missing the ALDS.

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