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The Yankees bullpen gets some good and bad news in the latest injury update.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The New York\u00a0Yankees are primed for another potential run to the World Series, but injury woes to the pitching rotation and bullpen have dawned a dark cloud early on in the season. On Friday, the franchise received good news and bad news for the bullpen.<\/p>\n

Tyler Matzek, who is dealing with an oblique issue, is due to begin his Minor League rehab assignment and will reportedly\u00a0be ready by the end of April, according to Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch. He also reports that Scott Effross, who has a hamstring injury, experienced setback during rehab.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo bullpen updates: Tyler Matzek (oblique) is close to beginning a Minor League rehab assignment and should be ready by the end of the month,\u00a0Aaron Boone\u00a0said,\u201d Hoch reported on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cAdditionally, Scott Effross (hamstring) had a setback while rehabbing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matzek signed with the Yankees in the offseason after spending the 2024 season with the Atlanta Braves. He aims to have a role in the bullpen once he recovers from his oblique injury. As for Effross, the 31-year-old pitcher has struggled with injuries the last few seasons. He missed the entire 2023 season and only played in three games in 2024 with New York.<\/p>\n

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The Yankees’ injury woes began in the offseason when Gerrit Cole was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right arm. It wasn’t an ideal situation for the 34-year-old ace, as his future with the club is now unclear.<\/p>\n

At the very least, the team has arguably the best-hitting lineup in baseball. Aaron Judge is off to a hot start after recording his sixth home run of the season in Friday’s contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the roster has hit relatively well too amid drama surrounding the club for using the controversial torpedo bats.<\/p>\n

As long as the bats stay hot in New York,\u00a0the Yankees should be able to withstand\u00a0the long season. Not having a healthy rotation could be detrimental, but eventually getting the bullpen healthy will help later in the season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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