Thairo Estrada is getting his chance in the majors much sooner than anyone could have anticipated.

The 23-year-old infielder, who was shot during a robbery attempt in his native Venezuela in January 2018 and then bothered by nagging injuries upon his return last season, will be called up Thursday when the Yankees face Baltimore. He’ll replace Troy Tulowitzki, who left Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Tigers with a low-grade left calf strain, a source confirmed.

Estrada was due to start the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre when it opens its season on Thursday, but since he was the only available infielder remaining on the team’s 40-man roster, Estrada became the logical choice to be recalled.

He was limited to 18 games last season, split between Single-A Tampa and SWB, and also played in the Arizona Fall League.

But with Tulowitzki headed for the injured list and the Yankees already without Miguel Andujar and Didi Gregorius among the 11 players on the IL, they were left with little choice but to go with Estrada.