Wilson out for a few days
Yankees’ lefty reliever has tightness in shoulder
New York Yankees left-hander Justin Wilson won’t throw for several days and will receive oral anti-inflammatory medication in an effort to alleviate tightness in his pitching shoulder.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said it was too soon to determine whether Wilson will be ready for the team’s opener on April 1.
“I feel like overall we got pretty good news on the MRI front, but he is dealing with some soreness,” Boone said Wednesday. “We’ll see where we are as the next couple of days unfold and see where that leaves us three days from now, five days from now, seven days from now.”
Wilson left Monday night’s exhibition against Philadelphia while facing his fourth batter, Odubel Herrera. He allowed a single to Rhys Hoskins, a home run to former Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius and a walk to Alec Bohm.
New York said Wilson had an MRI Tuesday that was compared to an MRI from a physical as part of the pitcher’s signing last month.
“There was nothing actionable from those images,” the Yankees said.
The 33-year-old signed a $5.15 million, two-year contract this offseason to start his second stint with the Yankees. He spent the past two seasons with the New York Mets.
New York lefty Zack Britton had surgery March 15 to remove a bone chip from his pitching elbow and is likely out until at least May and perhaps the summer.
More Yankees: Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York’s broadcast market for the second straight season, a slate that starts with an April 18 matchup against Tampa Bay. The games are produced by the Yankees’ YES Network and are all scheduled for broadcast on WPIX. YES said Wednesday they will be available at no additional cost to Prime members in the Yankees’ home market of New York state, Connecticut, northeast Pennsylvania, and north and central New Jersey. Broadcasts
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Mets: Carlos Martinez had his best outing in his fifth start for St. Louis in a 3-0 win, throwing six innings and yielding four hits and two walks, striking out five. John Nogowski hit his second home run. Corey Oswalt made his first start in his third appearance for New York, allowing one run on two hits in four innings. Jeff Mcneil had a double for one of the Mets’ four hits.
Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi pitched 5 1⁄3 shutout innings, walking one and allowing four hits in Boston’s 2-0 win over Baltimore. Hunter Renfroe and Alex Verdugo had two hits apiece for the Red Sox.
Padres: Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was feeling better a day after coming out of a game due to left shoulder discomfort, leaving the San Diego Padres and their fans breathing easier. The sight of the electrifying 22-year-old suddenly leaving Tuesday’s game after making a backhanded play was a jolt to the Padres, who have high expectations for this season
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MLB: Major League Baseball is increasing its monitoring of baseballs in an attempt to suppress any use of foreign substances by pitchers. Mike Hill, newly hired as executive vice president of baseball operations and disciplinarian, wrote in a memorandum to team officials on Tuesday that “players are subject to discipline … regardless of whether evidence of the violation has been discovered during or following a game.”
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Astros: Pitcher Lance Mccullers Jr. and the Houston Astros have agreed to an $85 million, five-year contract covering 2022-26, a deal awaiting announcement by the team.