Jazz Chisholm Jr., full name Jasrado Prince Hermis Arrington Chisholm Jr., is a Bahamian professional baseball player. He currently plays for the New York Yankees as a #13 center fielder. Recently, during the Yankees vs. White Sox game, he suffered an elbow injury. Let’s take a deeper look at how exactly Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s injury took place and when he will return to play.
What injury did Jazz Chisholm Jr. suffer from?
Jazz Chisholm Jr. suffered an injury to his elbow while sliding towards home plate in the game against the Chicago White Sox.
Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees will have to undergo an MRI after his elbow injury during a game on Monday. In this game against the White Sox, Jazz hurt his elbow when he slid onto home plate while scoring from second base. This incident took place on Anthony Volpe’s infield single in the fifth inning.
The MLB television replays showed him rotating his left arm after he sustained the injury. He, however, continued to play defense at third base but soon exited the game for Ben Rice. As per an article on the MLB site, he said, “My adrenaline was still going, so I didn’t feel it right away. An inning went by, just sitting there, and I started to feel it a little bit.”
When will Jazz Chisholm Jr. return to play for the Yankees?
Jazz Chisholm Jr. will most likely return to the field very soon.
Not immediately feeling the pain after sliding, Jazz left the game a little later when it started to kick in suddenly. According to Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone, the X-rays came back clean. Additionally, as per a report from the MLB, Chisholm said, “I’m not super concerned about it. We went through all the tests, and all the tests that we’ve done in here have been pretty positive. I still feel it a little bit; it’s still kind of sore, but I think that we’re going to be good.”