Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 19
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Exits Yankees Game After 4th-Inning Groin Injury as Team Leads AL East by 3 Games
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 19

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Exits Yankees Game After 4th-Inning Groin Injury as Team Leads AL East by 3 Games

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 19

Summary

  • Fourth-inning pain forced Jazz Chisholm Jr. out of the Yankees' game Thursday after a foul ball bounced off the dirt and struck him in the groin, with trainers attending to him on the field.
  • Anthony Volpe replaced Chisholm in the lineup, signaling the injury was serious enough that he could not quickly return.
  • 49 recent games had marked a turnaround for Chisholm, who rebounded from a .164 average and .498 OPS over his first 21 games to hit .254 with an .811 OPS.
  • New York's injury list already includes Aaron Judge with a broken rib, Giancarlo Stanton with a calf issue, Trent Grisham on the injured list and Max Fried sidelined.
  • The Yankees still sit first in the AL East by 3.0 games, but Chisholm's exit adds to mounting strain on a roster already missing several key players.

Insights

Another star is down. Is this the injury that finally causes the resilient, first-place Yankees to collapse?
Are the Yankees' rampant injuries bad luck, or the inevitable cost of their high-risk strategy for winning a championship?
Does the handling of shortstop Anthony Volpe reveal a ruthless winning culture or a chaotic roster management strategy?