A stress fracture in his lower back ended Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s 2022 season.
But the Miami Marlins’ star second baseman on Friday underwent right knee meniscus surgery in Miami with Dr. Michael Baraga in Miami. He will remain at home to rest for the weekend and begin physical therapy Monday at the ballpark for his knee in addition to his back exercises.
According to a source, Chisholm had been playing through the meniscus issue during the season. Since there is no plan for him no return to action, the decision was made to have surgery now. Chishom would have had the operation in the offseason no matter what, and he is expected to be ready for spring training.
Chisholm initially went on the injured list on June 29 with what the team called a lower back strain.
At the time of his IL placement, Chisholm led the Marlins in home runs (14), RBI (45) and runs scored (39) and was second with 12 stolen bases to go along with a .254 batting average, .535 slugging mark and .860 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. He was named an All-Star for the first time shortly after going on the IL and said he was optimistic that he would return for the end of the season.
He took batting practice in Los Angeles on July 18 during the All-Star Game workout day, one day after seeing a spine specialist.
Three days after that, on July 21, the Marlins announced that Chisholm underwent a follow-up CT scan, which revealed the stress fracture.
Chisholm said he felt the back pain mostly when he was sprinting, which was one of the last steps of his rehab process. On an attempt to increase his running progression during his rehab before the All-Star Game, Chisholm said he couldn’t walk.
“That really held me back,” Chisholm said. “That’s when it was at it’s worst.”
This story was originally published September 17, 2022 5:26 PM.
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