The Yankees Get Relief After Injury Scare

Then came the surprise, the rare good injury news for the Bronx Bombers. 

Chisholm trotted back out to third base in the top of the seventh, smiling and laughing with his teammates like nothing had happened. 

Whatever it was, he played through it.

Chisholm tol YEs Network's Meredith Marakovitz that the bat slipped and he hit himself in the hand with it. He told her he was fine after the game. 

That’s good news for the Yankees, who’ve already lost infielder Oswaldo Cabrera for the season and have not gotten much from backup infielder Oswald Peraza. 

The Yankees have been leaning more and more on Chisholm since he returned from an oblique injury on June 3.  He homered and tripled earlier in Sunday’s game, driving in four runs and homered on Friday. Over his last 10 games, he’s batting over .320 and playing his way into regular at-bats at third.

 Chisholm’s presence in the lineup matters not just because of the numbers he is putting up, but because of the edge he brings. 

He plays with an edge that the Yankees need right now.

 With the offense sputtering in spots, Chisholm has been one of the few constants in June. His triple Sunday came after a quick adjustment in the box. 

And with the rest of the offense struggling, Chisholm’s return, seemingly avoiding injury,  is a huge break for the Yankees.