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Yankees' Britton Suffers Setback in Rehab From Elbow Surgery

New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton felt soreness in his left elbow after facing hitters, impacting his rehab assignment and return from the injured list

Max Goodman

When Zack Britton threw a simulated game on Saturday, facing hitters for the first time since elbow surgery this spring, the reliever was "really encouraged" by how his arm felt. 

A few days later, the start of Britton's rehab assignment is in jeopardy due to a bit of a setback.

Britton is feeling soreness in his left arm, Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed on Monday afternoon. The left-hander will see a doctor and his scheduled appearance with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Wednesday could be postponed. 

"I think it's general soreness," Boone said before Monday's loss to the Texas Rangers. "Think it could just be related to the normal ramp up of going into a sim game now and facing hitters obviously so we'll see where we're at. Hopefully, it's just something that we push off a couple days."

Britton underwent surgery in March to remove a bone chip in his left elbow, resulting in a trip to the 60-day injured list. New York has been targeting the end of May for Britton's return to the bullpen ever since the procedure. 

As of last week, Britton had five outings scheduled in the minor leagues going forward. It's unclear as of Monday night whether or not that timetable will need to be adjusted with this added wrinkle to the southpaw's recovery. 

New York has been banged up of late. While sidearmer Darren O'Day is the only other reliever on the injured list, a group including Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Gleyber Torres are all also sidelined.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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