Yankees dodge a bullet as Jazz Chisholm Jr. returns after injury scare originally appeared on Athlon Sports. New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. checked his swing in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon, then immediately dropped his bat and held up his right hand.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a second-inning, go-ahead homer and a bases-loaded triple and Yankees captain Aaron Judge homered twice to reach 30 on the season in New York's 12-5 win over the Athletics.

NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s check-swing strikeout in the sixth inning of Sunday’s win could’ve been an absolute disaster for the Yankees. It turned out to be nothing more than a scare, but in the moment, it looked like Chisholm might’ve suffered some sort of serious injury to his right hand or wrist.