Even the usually upbeat Aaron Boone sounded discouraged about this one. New York Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will be shut down from throwing for six weeks with a strained lat muscle, putting his 2025 season in jeopardy. That means he is at least three months away from pitching in a major league game—if he returns this season at all.
As Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated shared, the side-arming righty has some downright nasty movement on his pitches to compensate for the loss of velocity. Effross lost 2.5 mph on his sinker but added 3.4 inches of downward movement. His slider dropped 2.9 mph but gained 3.5 inches of horizontal movement.