The New York Yankees didn’t just lose a pitcher when Clarke Schmidt went down—they lost a heartbeat in their rotation. […]

The Yankees are still shopping for starting pitching ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, but they might already have an option in-house. Manager Aaron Boone told Jomboy Media that Luis Gil could return to the majors as soon as Sunday in Miami,

The Yankees are missing Clarke Schmidt, but according to published reports, his recovery from Tommy John surgery could be shorter than initially expected.

As the team endures a marked fall from grace after a torrid start to the year, it has placed the franchise slugger on the injured list with a strained flexor tendon. He is expected to return this season, but the fallout from that brutal injury will still be far reaching.

NEW YORK — Baseball’s biggest spenders are stumbling, slowed by injuries and scrambling to patch rosters with help for battered bullpens and other positions ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. Opening the season with a top payroll of $326 million, the New York Mets have a 1 1/2-game NL East lead but are 17-20 since mid-June.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has made it known that his team could use multiple relievers before the deadline. In a perfect world, one would be a left-hander to pair with Hill.

Prior to the middle game of the Yankees' three-game set against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone delivered injury updates on a few