Less than a day after manager Clark Schmidt and the Yankees announced they had discovered an indicator that allowed Seattle’s Josh Rojas to relay a pitch to Dylan Moore in the top of the third inning Tuesday, Schmidt and pitching coach Matt Blake said the issue had been resolved.
“He’ll be better by his next appearance,” Schmidt said Wednesday before the Mariners’ 7-3 win in the Bronx.
After Tuesday’s game, Schmidt, in an unusual move, admitted to stealing a pitch after Moore hit a 93 mph 3-2 cutter into the left field seats.
“That’s easy to see,” Schmidt said, “and half the reason I brought it up was because it’s so obvious and every team knows it.”
Rojas agreed, saying, “If you watch the video, you can see he was clearly giving a tip.”
Schmidt and Blake said the right-hander will continue to work out during his start.
“This seems to happen several times every year,” said Aaron Boone, who once saw Luis Severino deal with it when he was with the Yankees. “Of course, this happens in baseball and we’re always on guard.” [about it]. “
Tommy Kahnle returned from the 15-day IL, where he spent the season before being activated on Wednesday.
The right-hander showed no signs of being affected by shoulder inflammation that has sidelined him since spring training, striking out all three batters he faced in six scoreless innings.
Boone said Ian Hamilton (seven-day COVID-19 absence) is expected to return to the bullpen at some point this weekend.
Scott Efros’ rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery in October 2022 and hip surgery in December will likely be just a few weeks after his rehab assignment.
Acquired from the Cubs at the 2022 trade deadline, Efros appeared in just 13 games for the Yankees before suffering an injury.
Gerrit Cole (elbow) is expected to pitch this weekend, according to Boone.
Luke Weaver allowed a three-run home run to Luke Lally, ending an 18-inning scoreless streak.
Luis Gil made his 10th start of the season on Thursday and has quickly emerged as one of the Yankees’ top starters.
The right-handed pitcher will turn 26 next week, but he has impressed Coach Blake with his maturity on the mound.
“Maybe we didn’t expect him to be this good and this fast,” Blake said. “He’s good at making subtle adjustments.”
Gill, who was acquired from the Twins in a trade for outfielder Jake Cave in 2018, allows the fewest hits per nine innings (4.8) and leads the league in strikeouts (11.4) of any member of the rotation.
DJ LeMahieu reported OK on Wednesday after playing a rehab game against High-A Hudson Valley on Tuesday. He worked out on Wednesday but did not play in the game.
Boone said LeMahieu, who is out for the season with a broken foot, played a rehab game at Hudson Valley on Thursday before being promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre over the weekend and is expected to be up and running with the team in time for the Yankees’ visit to Anaheim on Tuesday.
