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Yankees' Luis Severino Has Spring Start Pushed Back Due to 'General Soreness'

Severino will now throw a bullpen on Wednesday before making his next scheduled start on Saturday.
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Yankees' Luis Severino Has Spring Start Pushed Back Due to 'General Soreness'
Yankees' Luis Severino Has Spring Start Pushed Back Due to 'General Soreness'

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TAMPA — Yankees right-hander Luis Severino won't make his third outing of the spring on Wednesday after feeling general soreness in his pitching arm, per manager Aaron Boone.

Instead of taking the mound Wednesday night against the Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Severino will throw a bullpen.

The plan as of now, according to Boone, is for Severino to pitch on Saturday—in a home game against the Braves—before pitching in Game 2 of the regular season seven days later.

"He was a little sore coming out his last one so we just wanted to push it back a little bit," Boone said Tuesday afternoon. 

Severino threw 49 pitches in his previous outing on Friday, allowing three earned runs over 1.2 innings pitched against the Phillies in Clearwater. He was roughed up in his Grapefruit League debut as well, permitting four earned runs to score over two frames against the Tigers on March 20. 

Boone added that the plan is for Severino to throw 60 pitches in his next outing on Saturday. 

With Severino's injury history, especially in his elbow and shoulder, any sort of complication—no matter how minor—is a red flag. After all, this is Severino's first full spring training since he underwent Tommy John surgery back in February of 2020.

That said, Boone didn't seem overly concerned about New York's former ace and his ability to bounce back from this spring setback.

Walking through how the Yankees' rotation will play out when the regular season begins, Boone confidently stated that Severino will take the bump in New York's second game of the year against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. He'll start after Gerrit Cole, who takes the ball on Opening Day. After that, Jordan Montgomery, Jameson Taillon and Nestor Cortes will follow in order, barring any changes.

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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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