Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jazz Chisholm Jr. appears to have dodged another bullet on the injury front, but the mounting number of nagging i sues is giving him a headache. The Yankees third baseman was out of Thursdays lineup against the Royals after leaving Wednesdays game in the fifth inning with left groin tightne s. He took pregame grounders at third base and thought he would be available off the bench , but the training staff had him as emergency only, manager Aaron Boone said after the game. I would expect him to either start or at least be a player off the bench [on Friday], Boone said. Still, Chisholm believes that coming out of the game when he did Wednesday allowed him to avoid a more serious injury. Explore More But it was the second straight game he had to leave early Tuesdays was le s avoidable as he had neck tightne s from colliding with Maikel Garcias knee on a dive into third base after mi sing all of May with an oblique strain. Chisholm has landed on the injured list at least once in each of his past five seasons after breaking into the big leagues in 2020. Jazz Chisholm Jr., who did not play in the Yankees win over the Royals on Thursday, looks at his thumb after he injured it while stealing third in the sixth inning of their win on Tuesday. AP I was Isaiah Rider Jr. Jersey very upset [Wednesday], Chisholm said. Thats [five] seasons in a row, more than [five] injuries in the last [five] seasons. So it kind of sucks, and its frustrating. And I feel like I do everything the right way. I have trainers on and off the field. I get ma sages on and off the field. Healthy diet, chef, everything you can po sibly do off the field, I feel like I do. So it kind of gets frustrating, especially when you think youve prepared so well for a game and you go in there feeling good, feeling loose and something like that happens. But its part of it. So its just a little bit frustrating when you keep getting hurt when you feel like youre doing everything in your power to stay on the field. As a kid, I might stay up a little bit later and not hydrate my body as well. But as an adult, I feel like Ive understood it, six seasons in now. I drink eight bottles of water a day. Literally, all I do is drink water all day. I take all my supplements, everything. Jazz Chisholm Jr. watches his bunt attempt go foul during during the Yankees win over the Royals on Tuesday. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect In a change of plans, Giancarlo Stanton played a third straight rehab game Thursday night with Double-A Somerset, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Boone said the Yankees still had not decided what would come next for the DH, including whether he might join them in Boston this weekend, though he seems unlikely to be activated Friday after playing three straight days. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The Yankees also released left-hander Brandon Leibrandt from his minor league contract so he could sign with the CTBC Brothers Baseball Club in the Chinese Profe sional Baseball League. The 32-year-old had pitched to a 2.85 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) at SWB. Andrew Wiggins Jersey