New York Yankees Pitcher Luis Gil Expected to Miss 3 Months With Lat Strain

Luis Gil, fresh off winning AL Rookie of the Year, will be absent from the New York Yankees' starting rotation for the first few months of the regular season.

Tampa, FL, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil (81) participates in spring training workouts at George M. Steinbrenner Field. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil is slated to miss three months, general manager Brian Cashman told reporters Thursday.

Gil suffered a lat strain down at spring training, getting pulled from a bullpen session on Feb. 28. He underwent an MRI on March 1 and was promptly shut down.

"The Gil news was difficult, as any of them are, honestly, if you lose any of these guys that are important to your club," Cashman said. "As long as we handle it right, we'll get him back some time in the summer."

Cashman said Gil will not be throwing for at least the next six weeks, admitting that it could take him even longer to move from rest to recovery.

Brian Cashman is hopeful that Luis Gil will return to the Yankees at some point in the summer:

"Six weeks minimum of no throw, could be longer if he takes longer"

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The Dominican right-hander saw limited MLB action in 2021 and 2022, only to undergo Tommy John surgery in May 2022 and delay his big league breakout. Gil returned to win AL Rookie of the Year in 2024, though, going 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA, 1.193 WHIP, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a 3.1 WAR across 29 starts.

Gil, 26, was expected to be a mainstay in New York's rotation again in 2025, right alongside former Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole and blockbuster free agent signing Max Fried. Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt and Marcus Stroman are set to round out the Yankees' rotation in Gil's absence.

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