Luis Severino has hit a roadblock in his restoration, in line with Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone.
Boone informed reporters Monday earlier than the Yankees’ sport in opposition to the Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston that Severino was returning to New York for an additional MRI and additional medical examination.
Severino has been on the injured record for the reason that begin of the season with shoulder irritation, and it’s nonetheless unclear when the right-hander will make his 2019 debut, particularly given Monday’s replace.
This clearly is troubling information for the Yankees, who entered Monday with a 5-Four file. Severino has solidified himself as among the best pitchers within the American League — and all of Major League Baseball, for that matter — over the previous two seasons. A chronic absence could be an enormous blow to New York’s rotation, though fellow starter CC Sabathia might return this weekend after serving a five-game suspension after which touchdown on the injured record to open the 2019 marketing campaign.
It’s tough to inform at this level what Severino’s obvious setback means in the long term. It in the end might be nothing greater than a blip on the radar for a staff with World Series aspirations. But the Yankees have handled a number of accidents on the offensive facet to start the season. They can’t afford to lose Severino for an prolonged interval whereas attempting to maintain tempo within the AL East.
Severino, who completed third in AL Cy Young voting in 2017, is coming off a ninth-place end in 2018. The 25-year-old owns a 33-14 file, 3.18 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 63 begins over the previous two seasons.
Severino, who was shut down in early March, signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension with the Yankees again in February.
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