{"id":49222,"date":"2025-05-18T07:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T07:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49222"},"modified":"2025-05-18T07:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T07:45:41","slug":"yankees-announce-bad-news-about-pitcher-dealing-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49222","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Announce Bad News About Pitcher Dealing With Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2181640011-e1747520427842.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2181640011-e1747520427842.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2181640011-e1747520427842.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2181640011-e1747520427842.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Jake Cousins\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"622\" data-img-load-time=\"670\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0are in control of the American League East division early on in the 2025 campaign, but in order to reach the top of the mountain this season, they are going to need all hands on deck. With that in mind, the team was encouraged to see veteran reliever Jake Cousins closing in on a return to action, but his momentum has been disrupted, as he has been dealt a\u00a0tough injury update.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins has not pitched at all yet this season for the Yankees, and while they have managed to get by without him to this point, they\u2019d ideally rather have him at their disposal. While it seemed like a return was inevitable, a new injury has popped up that has pushed back Cousins\u2019 return to action for the time being.<\/p>\n<h2>Jake Cousins Dealing with New Pectoral Injury<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"1cf187d3e9c2612f9a7ee6baac96d8ff\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container_header \">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<p>Cousins found his way into the majors back in 2021 with the Milwaukee Brewers, as he became a key piece of their bullpen. His role waned over the next two seasons, as he appeared in just 21 total games in 2022 and 2023 after appearing in 30 in 2021. That eventually led Cousins to the Yankees, where he found a home in their bullpen on their way to the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>In 37 games with the Yankees, Cousins posted a 2.37 earned run average while racking up 53 strikeouts and a save. The problem was that Cousins struggled in the postseason, as he gave up five earned runs in his six appearances with the bright lights of the playoffs seeming to get to him. Ultimately, it wouldn\u2019t have mattered against the high-powered Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was a bit disappointing to see Cousins take a step back when the team needed him the most.<\/p>\n<p>Still, that didn\u2019t discourage the Yankees from sticking with Cousins, but the problem is that he was placed on the 60-day injured list back on March 27 with a right elbow flexor strain. While Cousins has been making progress in his return from that ailment, a new pectoral injury has popped up that has resulted in the veteran right-handed being shut down. However, the hope is that he will be able to pick up where he left off midway through next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYankees RHP Jake Cousins has been shut down for 4-5 days of no throwing after experiencing pec discomfort following a live BP session, Aaron Boone said,\u201d Bryan Hoch reported in a post on X.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Continue to Piece Together Bullpen in Jake Cousins\u2019 Absence<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5360440\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5360440 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2181640011-e1747520427842.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Jake Cousins\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5360440\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2181640011-e1747520427842.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5360440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Cousins return to action for the Yankees has once again been pushed back due to a new pectoral injury<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bullpen has been a big issue for New York early in the season, as their new closer, Devin Williams, has struggled mightily since being picked up in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers over the offseason. The argument over whether Williams or Luke Weaver should be closing games has raged on, and that\u2019s ultimately the most important decision manager Aaron Boone will have to make moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Having the rest of the bullpen healthy would help, though, which is why Cousins\u2019 return is such a big subject for the team. The hope is that he will be back soon, but his latest pectoral injury is certainly worrying. In the meantime, the Yanks will look to win their Rivalry Weekend matchup with the New York Mets, as they will square off in the rubber match on Sunday night at 7:10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0are in control of the American League East division early on in the 2025 campaign, but in order to reach the top of the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yankees Announce Bad News About Pitcher Dealing With Injury - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49222\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yankees Announce Bad News About Pitcher Dealing With Injury - 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