Yankees Jazz Chisholm not worried about oblique issue as Aaron Boone takes cautious view

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.BALTIMORE — Jazz Chisholm Jr.

insists he is not concerned about his oblique, or as he and the Yankees initially called it, his flank discomfort that forced him to leave Tuesday’s game in the top of the first inning.But an MRI exam on Thursday back in New York will be the ultimate judge of that.At least for now, after a 15-3 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards, Chisholm was mostly able to laugh off the details of the injury scare after tweaking his side on his first swing of the night.“I’m really not as concerned as everybody else,” Chisholm said.“I feel pretty good.

I’ve torn my oblique before so I know it’s not torn or anything.I can cough without any pain.

It was just to be cautious not to try to overdo it.“I’d rather take two to three days off than six weeks.”Aaron Boone took a more cautious approach, indicating he had some fear that it could lead to a stint on the injured list.“He seems to be doing good, but he’s definitely got something going on with the oblique,” Boone said.“He just told me, ‘I’m fine.’ I don’t know about that, but we’ll see what we have.”Chisholm sustained the injury on a swing in the first inning and was visibly uncomfortable, taking time to twist his core while getting checked on by Boone and a trainer.But he stayed in the game and took an easier swing for a double down the line on which he raced into third after a fielding error.

But he got up from his dive gingerly and seconds later was walking off the field for a pinch runner.“I kind of know my body,” Chisholm said.“I guess these things right most of the time.

I would know if I’m super in pain or my stuff is messed up like that.”As for the “flank” designation, Chisholm joked that he may have come up with it after looking up what it was.“It really is in my flank,” Chisholm said.“Bu...