Jazz Chisholm Jr. has only been a member of the New York Yankees for 14 games but he has already made a massive impact on their roster.
Now they are going to be without him for an extended period of time.
Manager Aaron Boone told the New York media on Tuesday evening that Chisholm Jr. has a UCL injury and that a trip to the IL seems likely. The severity of the injury is not yet known, but there is a possibility this could sideline him for a while.
The Yankees acquired Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins just before the MLB trade deadline and he has been an immediate impact player.
Entering play on Tuesday, Chisholm Jr. was hitting .316 with a 1.062 OPS and seven home runs with the team. Just for context on those numbers, a 1.062 OPS is the type of number that Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani put up.
So for the past 14 games Chisholm Jr. has basically been hitting like like one of the best players in baseball. For a team that needed to extend its lineup and add more depth to it, he had been everything the Yankees could have hoped for.
Now he is out of the lineup.
For the full season with Miami and the Yankees he has already set career highs with home runs and RBI.
The Yankees are 9-5 since he joined the roster and have climbed back to within half a game of the top spot in the American League East after going through a nearly two-month slump.
Chisholm’s bat, speed and versatility have played a significant role in that.
