Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits Yankees game after fouling pitch directly into his groin in painful scene

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. mightiness beryllium a small sore.

The New York Yankees 2nd baseman had recovered his groove pursuing early-season struggles, but now, he mightiness not person immoderate type of groove astatine all.

Chisholm's nighttime was trim short successful nan 4th inning connected Thursday aft he fouled a transportation disconnected that took a nonstop changeable successful his man area.

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New York Yankees 2nd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts aft hitting himself pinch a foul shot astatine Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees 2nd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts aft hitting himself pinch a foul shot successful nan 4th inning against nan Chicago White Sox astatine Yankee Stadium successful Bronx, New York, connected June 18, 2026. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

He fouled a breaking shot disconnected that deed nan ungraded surrounding location sheet and bounced straight backmost astatine him. After nan shot made contact, he collapsed and was tended to by trainers while intelligibly successful immoderate superior pain.

Apparently, nan wounded was not a speedy fix, arsenic Anthony Volpe took his spot successful nan lineup.

In his first 21 games, Chisholm struggled aft boldly claiming he'd deed 50 location runs and bargain 50 bases, hitting .164 pinch a .498 OPS and zero homers.

But successful his past 49 games, while 50-50 mightiness beryllium a acold cry, he is hitting .254 pinch an .811 OPS, some of which are supra his profession numbers and highly akin to past year's .242/.813.

New York Yankees 2nd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. receiving aesculapian attraction connected his little limb astatine Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees 2nd baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. receives aesculapian attraction aft fouling a shot disconnected his little limb during nan 2nd inning against nan Chicago White Sox astatine Yankee Stadium successful Bronx, New York, connected June 16, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

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The Yankees person been deed pinch nan wounded bug this season, arsenic Aaron Judge is retired pinch a surgery rib, and Giancarlo Stanton "reinjured" a bothersome calf recently. Trent Grisham was besides placed connected nan injured list, while Cy Young campaigner Max Fried is besides connected nan shelf.

However, nan squad has been capable to much than tread h2o without them and are successful first spot successful nan American League East by 3.0 games.

The Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners are nan only teams successful nan American League that are supra .500, truthful New York has been capable to return advantage.