The New York Yankees will be without one of their top pitchers for extended time.
The Yankees announced on Tuesday that Luis Severino will be shut down for six weeks due to a lat injury. This is different from his shoulder issue earlier in the spring.
Luis Severino has a Grade 2 lat strain and will be shut down from throwing for six weeks. The lat strain is separate and different from the shoulder injury.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) April 9, 2019
Severino was shut down in spring training due to his shoulder and has not pitched yet this season. With the way things are going, he might not be ready to pitch for the Yankees until around June.
Severino went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA in 191.1 innings last season.
