Yankees RHP Montas needs surgery, out most or all of season
TAMPA, Fla. — Frankie Montas wants shoulder surgical procedure and can miss most or the entire New York Yankees‘ season, the group introduced on Wednesday.
As pitchers and catchers reported to spring coaching on Wednesday, Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned the 29-year-old right-hander could have proper shoulder surgical procedure on Feb. 21. Boone mentioned Montas may presumably return within the season’s second half.
Montas was acquired from Oakland on Aug 1. and went 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight begins with the Yankees. He didn’t pitch after Sept. 16 as a consequence of irritation in his pitching shoulder.
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Montas left a July 3 begin at Seattle after 13 pitches with shoulder tightness — his velocity was down about 3 mph. He returned July 21 and had a 2.25 ERA in begins towards Detroit and Houston.
”I believe we’re comfy with the place he’s at shoulder-wise,” Boone mentioned on the time of the commerce.
New York left-hander Nestor Cortes is sidelined by a strained proper hamstring and is unsure for opening day.
Gerrit Cole, newcomer Carlos Rodón and Luis Severino undertaking to be a part of a rotation that additionally may embrace Domingo Germán and Clarke Schmidt.
Reliever Michael King, getting back from a fractured proper elbow that required surgical procedure, mentioned he’s 100% and has no limitations at spring coaching, King was 6-3 with a 2.29 ERA in 34 outings in 2022 earlier than the season-ending harm in July.
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