NEW YORK – It was impossible not to consider a worst-case scenario as the Yankees watched Jazz Chisholm Jr. leave the field in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-1 win over the Orioles, flexing his left forearm in apparent discomfort after being hit by a pitch.
But the Yankees were relieved later in the afternoon, announcing that X-rays and a CT scan both came back clean on the infielder, who is considered day to day.
“He’s going to be a big part of what we do in October,” Yankees captain Aaron Judge said. “You never like seeing him go down in that pain. You wonder what’s going to happen, hitting the forearm, hand area, stuff like that. I’m praying that it’s all going to be all right. He’s a tough kid, so he’ll be good.”
Chisholm was hit by the first pitch he saw from Baltimore rookie Grant Wolfram, a 96.8 mph sinker, then immediately headed to the dugout and subsequently disappeared down the tunnel toward the clubhouse.
“It looked like it got him in the meat of the forearm,” manager Aaron Boone said.
José Caballero pinch-ran for Chisholm and stayed in the game at second base.
An All-Star for the second time in 2025, Chisholm has slashed .243/.333/.482 with a career-high 31 homers and 80 RBIs in 129 games this season.