Yankees dodge a bullet as Jazz Chisholm Jr. returns after injury scare originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
It looked bad for a minute.
New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. checked his swing in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon, then immediately dropped his bat and held up his right hand.
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He walked straight to the dugout, down the steps, followed by a trainer, and didn’t come right back up. His exit hung a pall over Yankee Stadium.
For a team already stretched thin, it felt like the start of another bad break for the Yankees.
New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm makes a play against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium on June 10, 2025.© Peter Aiken-Imagn Images
Then came the surprise, the rare good injury news for the Bronx Bombers.
Chisholm trotted back out to third base in the top of the seventh, smiling and laughing with his teammates like nothing had happened.
Whatever it was, he played through it.
Chisholm tol YEs Network’s Meredith Marakovitz that the bat slipped and he hit himself in the hand with it. He told her he was fine after the game.
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That’s good news for the Yankees, who’ve already lost infielder Oswaldo Cabrera for the season and have not gotten much from backup infielder Oswald Peraza.
The Yankees have been leaning more and more on Chisholm since he returned from an oblique injury on June 3. He homered and tripled earlier in Sunday’s game, driving in four runs and homered on Friday. Over his last 10 games, he’s batting over .320 and playing his way into regular at-bats at third.
Chisholm’s presence in the lineup matters not just because of the numbers he is putting up, but because of the edge he brings.
He plays with an edge that the Yankees need right now.
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With the offense sputtering in spots, Chisholm has been one of the few constants in June. His triple Sunday came after a quick adjustment in the box.
And with the rest of the offense struggling, Chisholm’s return, seemingly avoiding injury, is a huge break for the Yankees.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.