New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil has been shut down from throwing for at least six weeks with a high-grade lat strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday. The Yankees are still gathering information on the injury for Gil before announcing a definitive timeline of return for their 26-year-old right-hander.
Luis Gil, fresh off winning AL Rookie of the Year, will be absent from the New York Yankees' starting rotation for the first few months of the regular season.
Luis Gil, the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year Award winner, has been shut down for at least six weeks with a high-grade lat strain, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters late Monday afternoon.
The Yankees do not know the results of Luis Gil’s MRI but are hoping for the best after hearing something any team dreads when he said his shoulder was feeling tight.
Additionally, Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake announced Friday that left-handed reliever and 2009 first-round pick Tyler Matzek is battling an oblique injury. Matzek hoped to make the Yankees as a non-roster invitee.
The New York Yankees have had to deal with a number of injuries during spring training that will adjust their plans for the regular season. Several players who were set to be parts of their Opening Day roster don’t look like they are going to be ready for the start of the season.
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil had a spring training bullpen session get shutdown due to discomfort in his shoulder.
TAMPA — When Aaron Bone revealed earlier this week that Luis Gil had a high-grade lat strain that would come with at least a six-week shutdown, he mentioned that the Yankees were still getting additional opinions from doctors. That has happened and while Gil’s diagnosis did not get any worse, it did not get any better.
Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will have an MRI after the AL Rookie of the Year experienced shoulder tightness during a bullpen session, manager Aaron Boone said, according to New York media.
American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil won't throw for at least six weeks due to a "high-degree lat strain," New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday afternoon.
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