Yankees RHP Clarke Schmidt expected to undergo Tommy John surgery
One day after he was placed on the injured list with forearm tightness, it was determined that New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt likely will undergo Tommy John surgery.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Saturday afternoon that Schmidt has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow.
'He's obviously devastated and bummed out,' Boone said. 'But Clarke's way is you've got to flip the script. He's getting his mind into, 'Let's get it fixed and get on with it and start to get after the rehab portion of it.' I think mentally, that's where he's at.'
Schmidt, 29, had an MRI exam Friday after being removed from Thursday's game at Toronto after three innings. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks with one strikeout in the 8-5 loss.
He is 4-4 with a 3.32 ERA through 14 starts. He has 73 strikeouts and 30 walks in 78 2/3 innings.
Schmidt is 23-24 with a 3.82 ERA in 97 career appearances (67 starts) since making his debut with the Yankees in 2020.
A Tommy John procedure would be the second for Schmidt, who also underwent the surgery in 2017 as a junior at South Carolina shortly before the Yankees selected him in the first round of the draft.
New York also added right-hander Scott Effross and left-hander Jayvien Sandridge to the active roster Friday. Both relievers allowed two runs in the Yankees' 12-6 loss to the Mets on Saturday.
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