Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. Placed On IL with Sprained Elbow Injury; Surgery Possible

New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the injured list on Wednesday with a left elbow sprain, a move that was made retroactively to Aug. 13.

The move comes one day after manager Aaron Boone confirmed to reporters that Chisholm was dealing with a UCL injury in his left elbow.

Bryan Hoch of MLB.com noted on Tuesday that the Yankees are "attempting to determine severity and if surgery will be needed."

Chisholm, who suffered the injury while sliding into home plate during Monday's 12-2 loss against the MLB-worst Chicago White Sox, didn't express many worries while speaking to reporters about the injury.

"I'm not super concerned about it," he said. "We went through all the tests, and all the tests that we've done in here have been pretty positive. I still feel it a little bit, it's still kind of sore, but I think that we're going to be good."

He initially remained in the game, but was eventually taken out before his next at-bat.

"My adrenaline was still going, so I didn't feel it right away," Chisholm said. "An inning went by, just sitting there, and I started to feel it a little bit."

The 26-year-old has been brilliant for the Yankees since being acquired ahead of the trade deadline, hitting .316 with a double, seven homers, 11 RBI, 13 runs, five stolen bases and a 1.062 OPS in 14 games. He also made the defensive shift to third base, a position he's never played before.

He's made a good impression, to say the least.

"We traded for him for a reason," Aaron Judge told Deesha Thosar of Fox Sports regarding Chisholm. "He brings good energy. He's a great ballplayer. He's athletic, he can hit, he can field. 'We need you to come in here and be yourself,' that's what I told him. Be yourself. Obviously we're the Yankees, so things are different, and I think he respects that, which I saw from the beginning. But I didn't want him to come in here and just kind of, not be himself.

The Yankees won seven of eight games after his acquisition, but have since cooled off, losing four of their last six. Losing Chisholm, even briefly, won't help them put an end to that mini slump.