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New York Yankees ace right-hander Luis Severino
will miss at least the first full month of the season with
rotator cuff inflammation, general manager Brian Cashman said
Friday.
Severino, 25, has yet to throw in a spring training game and was
scratched from his scheduled debut on March 5 because of
discomfort in his pitching shoulder. An MRI diagnosed the
problem.
The Yankees decided Severino (19-8, 3.39 ERA in 2018) wouldn't
throw for two weeks, but Cashman said the earliest the
right-hander could return is May 1 because he needs to start
from the beginning in his preseason program.
Cashman also updated the status of lefty CC Sabathia, who like
Severino, will start the season on the injured list. The
38-year-old, who has announced his retirement effective at the
end of the season, had offseason knee and heart surgeries, and
Cashman said Sabathia likely will return to the active roster in
April.
--Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper left Friday's
spring training game after being plunked on the right ankle by a
96-mph fastball from Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Trent
Thornton.
But following the game, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told
reporters, "Right now we don't have major concerns." Kapler said
the Phillies are labeling the injury a right foot contusion.
Harper was sent for X-rays as a precaution, Kapler said.
Harper was batting with two outs in the bottom of the sixth
inning at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Fla., when he appeared
to get hit flush on the ankle. He dropped to the ground, rolling
in pain before limping off the field.
--A day after a rough landing while making a diving catch,
Washington Nationals outfielder Michael A. Taylor had an MRI
exam that revealed both a sprained left knee and a sprained left
hip.
Taylor will miss "a significant amount of time," according to
manager Dave Martinez. A specific timetable for his return was
not revealed.
Taylor, 27, batted just .227 with six home runs in 134 games
last season, a year after he batted .271 with 19 home runs in
118 games. He is a career .239 hitter over parts of five seasons
with the Nationals, including 47 home runs with 165 RBIs in 483
career games.
--Field Level Media
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