Yankees’ Luis Gil expected to undergo Tommy John surgery

It seems as if the Yankees have misplaced a key depth starter. 

Pitching prospect Luis Gil, who left his begin on Wednesday for Triple-A Scranton with a proper elbow damage, will want Tommy John surgical procedure, in keeping with Hector Gomez of the Dominican Republic’s Z101Digital. 

Yankees High 10 prospect, Luis Gil, leaves his begin in Worcester with an arm damage after throwing a pitch pic.twitter.com/IIcIWkVjo5

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A couple of hours earlier than Gomez’s report, Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone referred to as the damage “vital,” however declined to elaborate on what had occurred to Gil. 

He mentioned the Yankees had been nonetheless working via totally different medical doctors’ opinions to determine the subsequent plan of action. Gil made one spot begin for the Yankees this yr after pitching properly for them as a depth starter final season, when he went 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 29 ¹/₃ innings.