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Yankees Place 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. on 10-Day Injured List with Sprained Right Thumb
Jazz Chisholm Jr. will miss 7 to 10 days after jamming his right thumb on a slide into second base, manager Aaron Boone said.
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained right thumb. Manager Aaron Boone confirmed the injury requires no baseball activities for seven to 10 days.
The injury occurred Tuesday when Chisholm slid into second base attempting to stretch a single into a double during the Yankees' 5-3 win against the Colorado Rockies. His thumb hit Colorado shortstop Ezequiel Tovar's cleat on the play.
Hitting.391 with two homers and six RBIs over his past 15 games, Chisholm had been enjoying his best stretch this season before the injury. The absence disrupts momentum as he heads toward free agency this winter.
José Caballero started at second base on Wednesday, replacing Chisholm in the lineup. Anthony Volpe was scratched from his Triple-A lineup as the Yankees managed multiple roster adjustments.
Chisholm is the 18th player to land on the injured list for the AL wild-card leaders, compounding roster volatility even as the Yankees recently activated Aaron Judge following his 84-game absence with a broken rib.