New York Yankees Get Another Discouraging Update on Carlos Rodon
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The injury news just keeps on coming for the New York Yankees. The same day it was announced that reliever Lou Trivino would undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season, it was announced that starter Carlos Rodon has "stalled" in his rehab.
Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch tweeted:
"Carlos Rodon's recovery seems to have stalled. He has thrown from the mound, but still isn't feeling right. More medical opinions to come. 'He can't get over that final hump,' Aaron Boone said."
Rodon, who signed a six-year, $162 million contract this offseason, started the year on the injured list because a forearm issue, but now he's experiencing continued back discomfort. This is clearly not good news for a team that has already seen Harrison Bader, Giancarlo Stanton, Trivino, Frankie Montas and Josh Donaldson miss significant time this season.
Aaron Judge also recently went on the injured list and had an MRI on his ailing hip.
Rodon spent the 2022 season with the San Francisco Giants, and it turned out to be the year that earned him the lucrative payday. He went 14-8 with a 2.88 ERA. He made the all-star team in the National League and struck out 237 batters in 178.0 innings.
Rodon started his career with the Chicago White Sox, pitching seven years on the Southside. He has a lifetime 3.60 ERA to go along with a 56-46 record. He mad the all-star game in both 2021 and 2022 and received Cy Young votes in each of those years.
He also threw a no-hitter in April of 2021 against the Cleveland Guardians. In doing so, he became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter within two years of undergoing Tommy John Surgery, which he had in 2019.
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