Jonathan

Loaisiga

Loáisiga landed on the 60-day injured list earlier this week with a right flexor strain and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. The 29-year-old won’t undergo a full Tommy John surgery, but has been diagnosed with a torn UCL in his right elbow. He’s expected to miss roughly 10-12 months following the procedure.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Loáisiga had an MRI on Thursday night and that the strain was “significant”. The 29-year-old reliever will be out until at least June, but it could be longer given his injury history with his elbow. Since the 2023 season, Loáisiga has pitched in just 21 2/3 innings.

Loáisiga was limited to just 17 appearances last year due to right elbow issues. The 29-year-old figures to pitch in middle relief this season, but could work his way back into New York’s high-leverage mix, if he stays healthy, and his stuff fully bounces back.

Loáisiga was limited to just 17 relief appearances this past season due to a lingering right elbow issue. The 29-year-old reliever will be a free agent at the conclusion of the upcoming 2024 regular season.

No word yet on the severity of the issue, but Loáisiga figures to wind up missing the remainder of the 2023 season. The 28-year-old right-hander has battled shoulder and elbow issues in the past and wound up missing four months earlier this season after undergoing surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.

It was definitely one of the cheapest five-hit innings one will see. It started with a 348-foot homer that would have been an out in the majority of parks. Afterwards came four straight singles, only one of them hard hit. The last two were popups hit into perfect spots in the outfield. The first still should have been caught by either Gleyber Torres or Jasson Dominguez, but the second was simply hit into the perfect spot in shallow left center. Loáisiga also gave up two runs last night, so his ERA has jumped from 0.56 to 3.06 in less than 24 hours.

Loáisiga has been shelved since early April after undergoing surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. He’ll likely be eased back into high leverage situations and should provide a major boost to the Yankees’ rotation over the final two months of the regular season.

Loáisiga entered the game in the seventh inning and gave up a single before striking out the next three batters. He came back out for the eighth inning, where he promptly allowed back-to-back-to-back hits before being taken out of the game. He is expected to return to the Yankees during the upcoming series against the White Sox.

Loáisiga needed just 18 pitches to get through two innings of work Sunday afternoon. The 28-year-old has been out since undergoing surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. His fastball velocity was noticeably down, but that is understandable due to how much time he missed. He will likely need a few starts before he is ready to rejoin the Yankees rotation later this summer.

Loáisiga will throw a live batting practice session on Tuesday before advancing to minor league rehab games later this week. He’s been out since early April recovering from surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.