Jazz Chisholm Jr. left the Yankees’ loss to the Tigers on Monday night and was later placed in concussion protocol after a collision with teammate Jasson Domínguez in the fourth inning.
The play unfolded on a pop fly when Chisholm charged in from the infield and Domínguez sprinted over from right field to take over on the catch. Domínguez secured the out, but he ran into Chisholm in the process and caught him with a clothesline-style hit.
Chisholm was able to walk off the field on his own after trainers checked on him. Oswaldo Cabrera came in to replace him.
"Obviously, we're playing the infield in, so it's a little bit in that no-man's land," manager Aaron Boone said postgame, according to Adam Zagoria of NJ.com. "I think JD called it late, I don't know if (Chisholm) didn't hear. I haven't gone there with Jazz yet."
The Yankees did not have another update on Chisholm after the game.
"It was really unfortunate," Domínguez said, per SNY. "...
I called it, but obviously I don't call it louder enough. But really unfortunate what happened."
For Chisholm, it’s the latest odd twist in a strange month. The 28-year-old was ejected from Sunday’s game in Boston after arguing a called third strike. Last week, he also went viral - and drew a brief reaction from his manager - for eating a lollipop while on the field, coming just days after he publicly said he would not wear a cup despite taking a ball off his groin.
The Yankees can’t afford many more hits to their roster. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham and Max Fried are already out with injuries, while Ryan McMahon has also missed time over the past week because of a throat infection.
New York fell to Detroit, 7-3, for its fifth straight loss and ninth defeat in its last 12 games. The Yankees finished with only three hits against Tigers starter Casey Mize and two relievers, and according to YES Network and Talkin' Yanks, it was the first time the franchise had been held to three or fewer hits in four straight games.
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