Yankees' Jazz Chisholm suffers concerning freak injury on swing vs. A's

UPDATE: Chisholm, with an injured right hand, remained in the game and trotted back out to third base for the top of the seventh. Is he an incredible healer, or will we learn more about this issue postgame?

If something good was happening on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, it was either credited to Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. or the Athletics' defense. Of course, because the 2025 Yankees have absolutely no idea how to throw a party, the vibes in this one turned dramatically after Cody Bellinger sent New York to the top of the sixth inning with a 10-1 lead.

By the bottom of the frame, it had taken a Jonathan Loaisiga escape job to clean up bulk reliever JT Brubaker's mess - as well as a sparkling defensive play at third by Chisholm.

Still, a 10-1 game had become 10-5; the Yankees' medium-leverage relievers would certainly be needed for the remainder of the contest, and it was suddenly imperative that New York attempt to add as many runs as they could in a game that had looked all but shuttered 20 minutes prior.

Naturally, that urge led directly to a slippery game somehow becoming more than a one-off disaster. Chisholm, who'd rapped a bomb and a three-run triple in the contest, and is sporting a .990 OPS since returning from the Injured List and doing his best to spark a lfieless offense, tried to hold up on a strike three swing, but was unable to. His wrist jolted and contorted as he screamed in pain, still holding onto the bat.

He then walked himself directly down the tunnel for further examination.

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. runs down the tunnel with hand/wrist injury after check swing vs. Athletics

For those of you who remember how Andrew Benintendi's season - and Yankees career - ended in late 2022, this was certainly reminiscent of his hooked hamate bone coming loose and derailing his time in pinstripes.

Stay tuned for further updates; the absolute last thing the Yankees could afford to lose in a razor-thin AL East race is one of the very few pieces of their offense that's functioning as intended.

In a fitting bout of irony, Oswald Peraza - who'll earn a lot more playing time in the case of any lengthy Chisholm Jr. absence - struck out meekly to end the bottom of the sixth inning, squelching out a rally. The Yankees badly needed a third baseman before the events of Sunday afternoon. Now? Their trade deadline rivals have them over a barrel.

Chisholm Jr. is under contract through the 2026 season.