Yanks moving Chisholm back to 2B after 3B stint

New York Yankees All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr., aft making 28 starts successful a enactment astatine 3rd base, is moving backmost to 2nd basal starting with Tuesday's crippled against the Seattle Mariners, manager Aaron Boone said.

Boone confirmed the alteration connected the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast connected Tuesday.

Chisholm, who is batting .245 with 15 location runs, 38 RBIs and 10 steals successful 59 games, has precocious been bothered by soreness successful his close shoulder, which helium said is lone an contented connected throws.

He said helium prefers to play 2nd basal and prepared successful the offseason to exclusively play successful that spot earlier injuries played havoc with Boone's lineup card, starting with Chisholm's oblique wounded successful May.

Third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera went down with a season-ending ankle wounded connected May 12.

DJ LeMahieu manned 2nd basal portion Chisholm was astatine third, but Boone has a amended mitt enactment successful Oswald Peraza, a inferior antheral with a stronger limb positive antiaircraft skills crossed the infield.

LeMahieu, 36, is batting .266 with 2 location runs and 12 RBIs this season.