The New York Yankees need to fill Luis Gil's role in the pitching rotation after the righty went down with an arm injury.

American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil won't throw for at least six weeks due to a "high-degree lat strain," New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday afternoon.

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will start the season on the injured list because of a high-grade lat strain in his pitching shoulder that will prevent him from throwing for at least six weeks.

The New York Yankees received some bad news for starting pitcher Luis Gil. This news could cause the Bronx Bombers to hold onto Marcus Stroman.

Gil is projected to be part of a starting rotation that includes Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, and Clarke Schmidt.

The reigning AL Rookie of the Year experienced tightness 'somewhere higher up' in his right arm, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will have an MRI after the AL Rookie of the Year experienced shoulder tightness during a bullpen session Friday, manager Aaron Boone said, according to New York media. Boone also said right-hander JT Brubaker sustained three broken ribs when hit by a comebacker off the bat of Tampa Bay's Kameron

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will have an MRI after experiencing shoulder tightness during a bullpen session Friday.

The New York Yankees are at a very dangerous crossroads. All of a sudden, the team that is hoping to get back to the World Series, and win it, is staring down t

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 — When Aaron Bone revealed earlier this week that Luis Gil had a high-grade lat strain that would come with at least a six-week shutdown, he mentioned that the Yankees were still getting additional opinions from doctors. That has happened and while Gil’s diagnosis did not get any worse, it did not get any better.