By: Ethan Shan

On Wednesday, August 7, the New York Yankees placed third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on a 10-day leave because of a left elbow strain. Chisholm left Monday night’s game after hurting his elbow while sliding into home plate as he scored a run in the Yankees’ 12-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

After Monday’s game, Chisholm said that he wasn’t concerned about his injury, but he did have some soreness in his elbow.

“I think he’s bummed out because he wanted to be in the lineup,” Aaron Boone, the manager of the New York Yankees, said Tuesday. “He woke up feeling like, ‘I’m playing.’ We’ll see what we have. Hopefully, it’s not something that’s too long.”

Chisholm has been one of the team’s best performers since the Yankees acquired him from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline. So far, in 61 bases, he has a 1.062 OPS with seven home runs and five stolen bases, all while learning third base on the fly.

“He’s been really impactful for us and hopefully this is something that’s a shorter period and we’ll get him back and rolling but it’s certainly tough to not have him in there with what he’s meant to our team already,” Boone said. “We’ll just do our best to support him and get him right and hopefully get him back out there.”

With Chisholm likely missing an extended amount of time, the Yankees plan on subbing in Oswaldo Cabrera and DJ LeMahieu at third base. The Yankees called up infielder Oswald Peraza to take his place on Wednesday. Peraza has been one of the hottest hitters in Triple A over the past few weeks. In the meantime, Chisholm will be taking a break for his injuries.