New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was forced out of Monday’s contest against the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning following an accidental collision with teammate Jasson Dominguez in the outfield.
The Yankees were already down 7-0 when batter Hao-Yu Lee sent a pop-up into shallow right field. Chisholm retreated from second base to attempt the catch, while Dominguez came charging in from right field. Dominguez made the catch, but as he did, his throwing arm made contact with Chisholm’s face.
Chisholm went down immediately and lay on his back for several minutes as trainer Tim Lentych and manager Aaron Boone rushed out to assess his condition. After a short time, the decision was made to remove Chisholm from the game, with Oswaldo Cabrera stepping in to take his place.
Prior to the collision, Chisholm had struck out in his only plate appearance of the game. On the season, he is batting .222 with 12 home runs and 33 RBIs across 81 games.
