The New York Yankees announced on Thursday that All-Star infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. has officially commenced a rehab assignment, beginning at Double-A Somerset.
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Today, INF Jazz Chisholm Jr. commences a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 29, 2025
Chisholm hasn’t suited up since the end of April after suffering a right oblique strain in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
The 27-year-old, acquired by the Yankees ahead of last year’s trade deadline, was off to an uneven start in 2025.
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Through 30 games, Chisholm was hitting just .181 (19-for-105). However, he had seven home runs, 17 RBIs and six stolen bases, and ended up having an OPS of .714. He had a wRC+ of 105 and had generated 0.9 fWAR.
Chisholm has played exclusively at second base this season after mainly playing at third base after joining the Yankees last year. The Marlins were using him in center field before the trade to New York.
Chisholm played a key role in New York’s run to the World Series last season. After hitting .249 with 13 home runs in 101 games with Miami in the first half of the year, he hit .273 with 11 home runs in just 46 games with New York in the second half of the season. He had two home runs in the postseason.
The Yankees have been able to stay hot without Chisholm, as they enter Friday’s World Series rematch against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 35-20, seven games up on the second place Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.
However, they’ve struggled to get production from third base, which is where Chisholm might start playing upon his return.
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Chisholm is going to play third base for Double-A Somerset on Thursday, and could make a midseason position change when he returns to New York.
“We’ll see,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of a potential change. “I want him to work over there this week in his games over there. We’ll keep that flexibility and make a decision one way or the other.”
When Will Jazz Chisholm Return to Yankees?
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Chisholm could be activated as soon as next week, the first week of June.
That would provide a huge boost to a Yankees lineup that already leads MLB in home runs (88), slugging percentage (.466) and OPS (.809).
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