NEW YORK — Before Juan Soto and the Mets arrived at Yankee Stadium for Friday’s Subway Series opener, injured Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm was out at his position fielding groundballs.
Two and a half weeks after Chisholm was forced out of a game in Baltimore with a high-grade oblique strain that includes three tears, he’s already been hitting off a tee and running at about 60-to-70 percent.
Chisholm plans to blow away the 4-6 weeks timeline that he was given by doctors for returning to action. He wants to be back within “a week and a half,” and says that’s “probably is like the longest” it would take.
NYU Langone Health sports orthopedic Spencer Stein thinks Chisholm might be a little too optimistic.
“I think a month (on the injured list) is early for a more severe sprain,” Stein said. “After 4-6 weeks, it’s week to week.”
Chisholm is still shocked by the MRI’s findings, given that he’s not feeling any discomfort.
“Like I’ve been saying from day one, it surprised me how severe the injury was because of how I felt,” Chisholm said. “Now it’s just like making sure it feels better and better every day. Keep on going through the motions until it’s time to go.”
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