Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. likely heading to IL with left UCL injury: report

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The New York Yankees didn’t have Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the roster for a month without the versatile star needing to hit the IL. 

And this injury may not be one that he can return from this season. 

Manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Tuesday prior to the Yankees’ game against the Chicago White Sox that Chisholm is likely to hit the IL with a left UCL injury.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees returns to the dugout between innings during the game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, August 10, 2024 in New York, New York. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

It is currently unknown whether the injury requires surgery for repair or not. 

Baseball players dread hearing those three letters attached to the word "injury," as the UCL is crucial to throwing properly. For Chisholm, his left UCL isn’t his throwing elbow, but the injury could hinder his swing from the left side of the plate. 

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Chisholm exited the Yankees’ Monday night loss in Chicago when he scored on an infield hit by Anthony Volpe in the top of the fifth inning. 

Chisholm was stealing third base with two outs, and once he saw Volpe’s slow-roller go between the third baseman and shortstop, he started to book it to home plate to score a run. 

A throw from the White Sox shortstop was on target, but Chisholm’s head-first slide beat the tag for the score. However, upon further review of the play, Chisholm’s left arm got caught up in the cleat of the catcher,