Chisholm was slotted at third base despite opening the year at his natural position, second base, to accommodate teammate DJ LeMahieu, who had recently returned from his own injury. When Chisholm began his rehab stint in the minors, the Yankees asked him to move to third base to prepare and he made a strong pronouncement in response.

After losing franchise ace Gerrit Cole for the season and marching on without Luis Gil or Giancarlo Stanton able to make their debuts so far, the Yankees have now lost their most

Before last season, Jazz Chisholm Jr. had never played one inning in his life at third base. Growing up in the Bahamas, Chisholm almost always found himself at shortstop, the position the best players usually play in Little League.