Luis Severino Is Out For The First Month Of The Season

It’s unfortunate news but Luis Severino who was supposed to be the Opening Day starter for New York against Baltimore on March 28th will be missing sometime.

Currently sidelined due to right rotator cuff inflammation, Severino is not expected to return to a big league mound until at least May, according to general manager Brian Cashman. Severino is set to resume playing catch on Wednesday. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-shoulder-to-miss-april

"I've been out for two weeks and have to get back on track," Severino said. "I just want to be healthy. I want to deal with this issue and be healthy to help my team." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-shoulder-to-miss-april

Severino had been slated to start the March 28 season opener, and manager Aaron Boone subsequently replaced him with Masahiro Tanaka. The Yankees signed Severino to a four-year, $40 million extension in February; the 25-year-old was scratched from a March 5 exhibition when he felt a twinge after throwing a slider during warmups. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-shoulder-to-miss-april

"I would say you're looking at May at the earliest," Cashman said. "He's going to have to then start from scratch and have his Spring Training, so at the very earliest it's a May date you're talking about. I can't tell you if it's past that. And if it needs to be more ... we've got to make sure we don't have a problem with it." “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/luis-severino-shoulder-to-miss-april