A rough night for the New York Yankees was made worse by an elbow injury to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
The injury apparently occurred in the fifth inning. With the Yankees down 4-1 to the Chicago White Sox, Chisholm dove headfirst into the plate after running from second on Anthony Volpe’s infield single.
Chisholm scored on the play, but apparently injured his left elbow on the slide. A broadcast camera recorded Chisholm working out his elbow in the Yankees’ dugout after the play.
He left the game and was replaced in the lineup in the seventh inning by Ben Rice. The New York Daily News reports Chisholm met with a team doctor during the game and is scheduled to undergo imaging on his elbow on Tuesday. Details of the injury were not immediately clear.
The White Sox won the game 12-2 on another frustrating night for Yankees hitters in a season full of them, with the exception of sluggers Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. The win was just the second for the White Sox since the All-Star break.
The White Sox recently tied the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the longest losing streak in American League history at 21 games, with an Aug. 7 loss to the Oakland Athletics. They beat the A’s the following night to snap the streak.
The Aug. 8 win was their first since July 10. Monday’s victory over the Yankees was just their second in that span, improving their record to 29-91. The Yankees fell to 70-50, a half-game behind the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles.
Chisholm has been a boost to New York’s offense since arriving via trade from the Miami Marlins before the trade deadline. In 13 games entering Monday, the former All-Star was hitting .296/.345/.704 with seven homers, 11 RBIs and four stolen bases with the Yankees.
