New York Yankees Manager Aaron Boone stated on Saturday that Luis Severino, a starter, has been sidelined with a shoulder injury and will not throw for at least two weeks.
Speaking ahead of New York’s game against the Boston Red SoxBoone gave an update to reporters about his team’s pitchers. He also mentioned that Miguel Castro (relief) is currently in line for an MRI. Castro will not be throwing for four weeks.
Severino is the main concern. The first-place Yankees have slowed after their May and June surges but are still struggling heading into the All Star break. Two of their previous losses came in succession heading into Saturday’s game. Six of the other 10.
Severino, who pitched Wednesday against The Cincinnati Reds, had right shoulder tightness and was sent to an MRI immediately after the accident.
It was getting worse after the second inning, when I was warming up. He said Wednesday, “I told myself to stop it before anything else happens.” “Hopefully it won’t take too much time.”
28-year old Severino is part a remarkable rotation that has the Yankees sitting comfortably atop of the American League East. This season, he is 5-3 in 16 starts. In 86 innings, Severino has 95 strikeouts with a 3.45 ERA.
In just two innings, Severino gave up four runs on four hits and two walks against the Reds in a game that the Yankees won in extra innings. In his three previous starts, Severino lasted six innings.
We all knew he was struggling in the second inning,” Yankees Infielder DJ LeMahieu said. He said that he was pushing through the pain and couldn’t stop. The starters have done a fantastic job getting out there every day for the past five days. He should not be able to miss any starts if he falls.