The trainers room is filling up at New York Yankees spring training. The team has suffered two more injuries, manager Aaron Boone said after the team’s third full squad workout of camp at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday.
The New York Yankees need another dependable infielder. Could they use Clarke Schmidt to try and land Nico Hoerner from the Chicago Cubs?
Yankees birthday boy Clarke Schmidt woke up 29 and happy on Thursday. His back wasn’t hurting the morning after a challenging throwing session, so feeling good was the perfect gift. “I really put it to the test with some aggressive throwing,
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Training games set to commence on Thursday, injury updates are floating in daily from all MLB clubs. The New York Yankees will have their Grapefruit League opener on Friday, but the team will keep their eyes on a certain bullpen session.
Schmidt has yet to throw live batting practice in front of reporters this spring, as his back started flaring up following a Feb. 14 bullpen session.
Initially, Clarke Schmidt was part of that list after manager Aaron Boone revealed he was dealing with a "cranky back." But Schmidt quickly shut down concerns, telling reporters t
The Yankees are already dealing with spring training injuries but Clarke Schmidt says no need to worry about his back issue.
Starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt joined that group on the injury report. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Wednesday the veteran right-hander has a “cranky back.” Boone said he’s not concerned about Schmidt missing Opening Day.
Also on Wednesday, the Yankees got another injury update, this one referring to pitcher Clarke Schmidt. The former South Carolina star is reportedly dealing with a "barking" back, as pitching coach Matt Blake told Gary Phillips of The Daily News .
Schmidt (back) will throw a bullpen session Friday and is unconcerned about his availability for Opening Day, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. Schmidt has been slowed a bit early on in camp by a minor back issue,
It's not clear when Schmidt might be ready to appear in a Grapefruit League contest, but at this juncture it does not appear to be an injury fantasy managers should be worried about.