Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits with thumb injury in Yankees concern: Well see

Jazz Chisholm Jr.was pulled in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday after jamming his right thumb while diving into second base in the bottom of the eighth. After initially remaining in the 5-3 win over Colorado in The Bronx, Chisholm bounced a throw to first base to open the ninth inning.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

Although Chisholm got the out on the play, he was replaced by José Caballero. The injury occurred when Chisholm was thrown out at second in the bottom of the eighth after he hit a ball off the wall in right field. Chisholm dived awkwardly into second on the play and was called out — which was upheld on review. Then, when Chisholm went to his right on Jake McCarthy’s grounder to open the ninth, he made a poor throw that Luis García Jr.scooped. Asked if Chisholm was OK, Aaron Boone said, “We’ll see.” The manager added Chisholm was a “little numb” and could potentially get imaging on the injury Wednesday, depending on how he feels. It’s been mostly a rough season for Chisholm, who is headed to free agency after this year, but he’s played better over the last two weeks. Two Yankees postseason X factors are beginning to take steps toward rejoining the club for the most important time of the year, albeit one with a more likely chance at completing his comeback in time. After a two-week shutdown with a left forearm flexor strain, Ryan Weathers began throwing again Saturday and then threw Sunday and Tuesday.

He has stretched out to 75 feet from flat ground and likely will graduate to a mound after he throws for three straight days, which might occur this weekend. “So far, so good,” Weathers said. Weathers likely will return as a reliever because there is not enough time to fully build up and because he might not have been in line for a playoff start anyway. “I’ve come out of the bullpen before, so if that�...