Yanks’ Chisholm (oblique) could miss 4-6 weeks
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Jorge Castillo
NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. could miss four to six weeks with a high-grade oblique strain, manager Aaron Boone said Friday.
“In his mind, it’s going to be real quick, but I think it’s going to be a while,” Boone said. “We’ll just see how he heals up.”
Chisholm suffered the injury taking a swing against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. He was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday a day after undergoing an MRI. Infielder Jorbit Vivas was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace Chisholm on the active roster. He made his major league debut Friday at second base against the Tampa Bay Rays, batting ninth and drawing two walks.
Chisholm, 27, is batting .181 with seven home runs and a .714 OPS in 30 games; 10 of his 19 hits have been for extra bases. He has been a plus defender in his return to second base this season, his original position in the majors, after primarily playing center field for the Miami Marlins and third base for the Yankees last season.
Boone said he expects Vivas to primarily play second base during Chisholm’s extended absence.
“That’s kind of the number, four to six weeks,” Boone said. “That being said, Jazz, his history is he is a quick healer, so we’ll see. But that’s kind of the easy diagnosis.”
DJ LeMahieu is another eventual potential option to play second base with Chisholm out. The former batting champion, who began the season on the injured list with a calf injury, resumed his rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Somerset after receiving a cortisone shot in his hip Tuesday.
He went 1 for 3 with a walk and played seven innings at second base.
LeMahieu, 36, has primarily played third base the past three seasons, but he could return to second base when he joins the Yankees with Chisholm on IL.
“Maybe it changes the position a little bit initially,” Boone said. “But the biggest thing right now is I want him just to get the consistent at-bats. Get built up.”
Vivas, 24, was called up to the Yankees in late April, but he was sent back to Triple-A three days later without appearing in a game. He batted .319 with two home runs, an .862 OPS and 15 walks to eight strikeouts splitting time between second base and third base in the minors this season. The Yankees acquired him, alongside left-hander Victor Gonzalez, from the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospect Trey Sweeney in December 2023.
“He’s playing really well down in Triple-A,” Boone said. “He can really play second and he can swing the bat. So, looking forward to him getting a little bit of an opportunity and hopefully taking advantage of that.”
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland board approved a $14.3 million contract on Wednesday to begin the demolition and rebuilding of Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course, home to the second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.
The vote by the three-member Board of Public Works, which includes Gov. Wes Moore, was made 10 days before the 150th Preakness Stakes, which is scheduled for May 17. It will be the last time the annual horse race will be held with the existing structures in place before the track is rebuilt on the same site. The demolition will begin shortly after this year’s race.
“There cannot be a better time to announce the beginning of a transformation that will allow Pimlico to become a year-round hub for economic activity within the Park Heights community,” Moore said of the Baltimore neighborhood and longtime home of the race.
Under the plan, the Preakness will take place in Laurel Park, located just southwest of Baltimore, in 2026 while the new facility is built, before returning to Pimlico in time for the 2027 race.
Craig Thompson, the chair of the Maryland Stadium Authority which is overseeing the design of the new track, said the plan is to make Pimlico the home of Maryland thoroughbred racing. The track will go from hosting about 15 races a year to well over 100, Thompson said.
“This is more than just about a racetrack, as historic and important as it is,” Thompson said. “This is about bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in state investments to Park Heights.”
Thompson also shared a preview of the design plans. They include a new clubhouse with architecture inspired by the Rawlings Conservatory in Baltimore’s Druid Hill park and the original Pimlico Clubhouse, which included a colonnade and rooftop balconies, Thompson said.
Last year, the board approved a deal to transfer ownership of Pimlico from The Stronach Group to the State of Maryland in order to ensure the Preakness remains in Baltimore.
The state has been wrestling with what to do to restore the old racetrack for decades. Aptly nicknamed Old Hilltop, the track opened in 1870. It’s where Man o’ War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat and many others pranced to the winner’s circle.
But its age has long been a concern. In 2019, the Maryland Jockey Club closed off nearly 7,000 grandstand seats, citing the “safety and security of all guests and employees.”
The horse racing industry and other equine industries have been a cornerstone of Maryland agriculture, as well as an integral part of preserving green space.
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