Yankees’ Luis Severino overhauls diet to combat fatigue

New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino felt himself growing fatigued toward the end of the 2018 season, and he does not want that happening again.

Severino has begun consuming vegetables and water, cutting fried foods, sweets, and fast food out of his diet entirely. He’s already lost 12-15 pounds as a result and runs more, too.

“Where I came from, we just eat anything we see in the fridge, fried and fast food,” Severino said, via Coley Harvey of ESPN. “But we’re eating more vegetables and stuff like that, and get your body going faster and then recover fast. So that’s my main stuff, focusing on my workouts and avoiding doing a lot of weights that maybe make me a lot more tired.”

Severino posted a 5.57 ERA last season after the All-Star break after going into it with a 2.31 mark, and it seems fatigue wasn’t the only contributor to his struggles. The changes he’s making should allow him to remain stronger later in the season.