New York Yankees Starter To Miss Scheduled Start With Worrisome Injury

The New York Yankees may have another concern in their starting rotation as they scratched an upcoming starter on Sunday.

Feb 20, 2025; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt (36) during work outs at George M. Steinbrenner Field. / Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

As spring training continues on for the New York Yankees, injuries continue to be a major storyline for the franchise. 

With the start of the regular season right around the corner for the Yankees, the team is dealing with a plethora of injuries. 

Currently, their starting rotation is going to be without Gerrit Cole for the rest of the year already and Luis Gil until about July. 

New York is going to be relying on players to step up in their absence, but a recent development on the staff is also concerning. 

Clarke Schmidt has been scratched from his start tomorrow against the Toronto Blue Jays with shoulder soreness. 

Clarke Schmidt will not start tomorrow against the Blue Jays, Aaron Boone said. Schmidt is dealing with shoulder soreness and is “not getting all the way back to how he normally would.”

— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) March 16, 2025

The Yankees can’t afford to have Schmidt also missing time to start the year, or they will be really testing their depth. 

Currently, assuming the right-hander was healthy, the rotation was already lacking a bit and had some major question marks going into the year. 

Schmidt has a lot of talent, but has been a bit injury-prone to start his career. In 2024, he missed an extended period of time with the same injury that Gil currently has. Now, missing starts with soreness in the shoulder is never good news.

Starting pitchers need time in spring training to build up before the start of the year and missing a start here or there could push their timeline back. 

Hopefully, this is nothing more than just some soreness, and he will be able to start soon. Fortunately, he will be throwing a bullpen on Monday. However, it’s easy to be pessimistic when hearing about him missing a start considering how challenging the spring has been on the injury front. 

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