CHICAGO — The New York Yankees positioned third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the 10-day injured listing Wednesday due to a left elbow pressure. Chisholm left Monday night time’s sport after hurting his elbow whereas sliding into residence plate as he scored a run within the Yankees’ 12-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Chisholm instructed reporters after Monday’s sport that he wasn’t “tremendous” involved about his harm, however that he did have some soreness in his elbow.
“I feel he’s bummed out as a result of he wished to be within the lineup,” Boone stated Tuesday. “He wakened feeling like, ‘I’m enjoying.’ We’ll see what we’ve. Hopefully, it’s not one thing that’s too lengthy.”
Chisholm has been one of many group’s finest performers because the Yankees acquired him from the Miami Marlins on the commerce deadline. In 61 plate appearances, Chisholm posted a 1.062 OPS with seven residence runs and 5 stolen bases whereas studying third base on the fly.
“He’s been actually impactful for us and hopefully that is one thing that’s a shorter interval and we’ll get him again and rolling however it’s actually powerful to not have him in there with what he’s meant to our group already,” Boone stated. “We’ll simply do our greatest to help him and get him proper and hopefully get him again on the market.”
With Chisholm probably lacking an prolonged period of time, the Yankees plan on utilizing Oswaldo Cabrera and DJ LeMahieu at third base. Cabrera began at third in Tuesday’s sport. Boone has recently used LeMahieu in a platoon at first base with Ben Rice when left-handed pitchers are on the mound, however the supervisor stated he’ll probably combine and match at third base in the meanwhile relying on the opposing pitching matchup.
The Yankees known as up infielder Oswald Peraza to take his place on Wednesday.
Peraza has been one of many hottest hitters in Triple A over the previous few weeks. Over his final 20 video games, Peraza has posted a 175 wRC+ whereas posting a double-digit stroll charge. Third base isn’t his main place however Peraza is without doubt one of the group’s surest-handed infielders. He’s on the 40-man roster already.
Boone added that Jon Berti (calf) could begin a rehab task subsequent week, however he received’t be accessible for just a few extra weeks due to how a lot time he’s missed.
(Picture of Jazz Chisholm Jr.: Vincent Carchietta / USA Right now)
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Chris Kirschner is a employees author for The Athletic masking the New York Yankees. He beforehand lined the Atlanta Hawks from 2018-2022 for The Athletic. Chris was named Georgia’s Sportswriter of the Yr in 2021 for his work masking the Hawks. Chris is a local of Bronx, NY. Observe Chris on Twitter @chriskirschner
