Yankees’ Miguel Castro undergoes MRI exam with IL stint ‘likely’

Miguel Castro possible would be the newest Yankees pitcher headed to the injured listing. 

The correct-hander underwent an MRI examination Friday previous to the Yankees’ 5-4, 11-inning loss to the Pink Sox in The Bronx, after coping with shoulder discomfort for “the final couple of days,’’ in line with supervisor Aaron Boone. 

The supervisor added after the sport the harm would “possible” end in an IL stint. 

Castro hasn’t appeared in a recreation since Sunday. Boone mentioned he may have used him Thursday, throughout a loss to the Reds, however selected to keep away from him because of the scenario. 

It’s a blow to a bullpen — and a pitching employees — that had remained remarkably wholesome by a lot of the primary half of the season, however has seen some cracks of late. 

Jonathan Loaisiga simply returned from proper shoulder irritation and had a tough first look Thursday. Ron Marinaccio stays on the 15-day IL with proper shoulder irritation. 

Miguel Castro
Miguel Castro
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As for the rotation, the Yankees mentioned they nonetheless don’t have a timeline on how lengthy Luis Severino will probably be shut down after he was positioned on the 15-day IL on Thursday with a low-grade lat pressure. 

The Yankees proceed to precise confidence that Severino gained’t be out too lengthy, however a Grade 2 lat pressure sidelined him for many of 2019 after he suffered the harm in April of that season. 

At a minimal, Severino gained’t make his subsequent begin, which might have adopted the All-Star break. 

Domingo German, who pitched six scoreless innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday evening in what is probably going his final rehab begin, is in line to fill in for Severino. 

German is getting back from proper shoulder impingement that delayed the beginning of his season. 

Boone referred to as the current well being points among the many pitching employees “inevitable.” 

“We’re optimistic on a lot of the issues which have occurred right here just lately that they’ll get by it and we’ll nonetheless have these guys be an enormous a part of this,’’ Boone mentioned. 

The Yankees are already with out Chad Inexperienced — misplaced to Tommy John surgical procedure — and are ready for the potential second-half return of Zack Britton, who's recovering from elbow surgical procedure he had final 12 months. 


Aaron Hicks made his first look since fouling a ball off his proper shin on Tuesday. He pinch-hit for Kyle Higashioka to guide off the underside of the seventh and popped out. Hicks remained within the recreation in left discipline, with Jose Trevino taking up behind the plate and changing Joey Gallo within the nine-hole. Hicks mentioned he expects to be again within the lineup Saturday. 

Josh Donaldson, who was drilled by a pitch in the suitable hand on Thursday, additionally wasn’t within the beginning lineup, however he grounded out as a pinch-hitter within the eleventh. Boone mentioned Donaldson cut up a nail of one in every of his fingers, which precipitated some bleeding, and the Yankees wished to be cautious with him. 


Boone mentioned it was Giancarlo Stanton’s name to not take part within the Dwelling Run Derby in Los Angeles on Monday. Stanton had expressed curiosity in collaborating in it after being voted an All-Star starter, particularly since he grew up in Los Angeles and the sport and Derby will probably be at Dodger Stadium. 

“We'd have been totally behind it if he wished to,’’ Boone mentioned of Stanton, who hit a house run Friday and has homered in 10 of his final 19 video games. “With the grind of the primary half, he determined to not.” 


Miguel Andujar was scratched from the lineup with a neck subject, in line with Boone.

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