Jazz (right oblique strain) goes on IL; Yanks summon IF Vivas

NEW YORK -- The Yankees expect to be without Jazz Chisholm Jr. for at least a month after an MRI revealed a high-grade strain of the infielder’s right oblique, according to manager Aaron Boone.

Chisholm sustained the injury in Tuesday’s 15-3 victory over the Orioles in Baltimore. He was placed on the injured list Friday, and Boone said initial estimates suggest Chisholm could miss four to six weeks.

“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.”

In a corresponding move, infielder Jorbit Vivas was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ranked as the club’s No. 19 prospect by MLB Pipeline, Vivas will make his Major League debut on Friday against the Rays.

Boone said the 24-year-old will have a chance to appear regularly in the lineup.

“I expect Yorbit to play a lot,” Boone said. “He’s playing really well down in Triple-A. He’s been up a couple of times, and I haven’t gotten him in yet. We also know we have a good player there. He can really play second and he can swing the bat.”

Vivas has been on the Major League roster twice previously; he was up for three days last July, and again in April when outfielder Trent Grisham was away on paternity leave.

“You feel like you’re so close to going out there and playing,” Vivas said through interpreter Marlon Abreu. “The moment wasn’t there, the opportunity wasn’t there at the time. You get a little anxious about that, but at the same time, you understand. You keep doing your job and you hope that eventually you’ll get the opportunity.”

Vivas has hit well for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, posting a .319/.426/.436 slash line in 26 games. He was acquired from the Dodgers with left-hander Victor Gonzalez in a Dec. 11, 2023, trade for infielder Trey Sweeney, who’d later be flipped to the Tigers.

“He lays the barrel on the ball and he’s got a little sock to the pull side,” Boone said of Vivas. “He’s very good at second. He’s athletic there. He moves well.”

Chisholm sustained the injury on a first-inning foul ball Tuesday, grimacing and reaching for his right side after fouling off the first pitch of his at-bat against Kyle Gibson, which prompted a brief on-field examination.

Though Chisholm remained in the game and stroked a double down the right-field line, advancing to third base on an error, he was swiftly replaced by a pinch-runner.

After the game, Chisholm downplayed the injury, saying he was “really not as concerned as everybody else.”

“I’ve torn my oblique before, so I know it’s not like torn or anything,” Chisholm said then. “I can cough without any pain or anything like that. It’s just to be cautious and not try to overdo it.”

Chisholm would express surprise upon learning that he actually had sustained several small tears in his oblique, as shown on an MRI taken Thursday in New York.

“He even said, ‘I couldn’t believe it,’” Boone said.

Other infielders on the Yankees’ active roster include Oswaldo Cabrera, Oswald Peraza and Pablo Reyes, all of whom could see time at second base. Cabrera has been the de facto third baseman for most of this season.

The Yankees could soon add another name to that mix, with veteran DJ LeMahieu continuing his Minor League rehab assignment for Double-A Somerset at Richmond on Friday.

LeMahieu has played in four games entering Friday as he returns from a left calf strain and right hip discomfort, the latter issue having prompted a cortisone injection earlier this week.

Boone said the Yankees want LeMahieu to continue stacking game action, and Chisholm’s injury could change the calculus of whether LeMahieu plays mostly second base or third base upon his return.

“Bouncing back [between games] is the biggest thing, and then hopefully he’ll be ready to help us,” Boone said.