Shoulder inflammation hampering key Yankees hurler
Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, MD, a Sports Orthopedic Surgeon for NYU Langone's Sports Medicine Center, joins Brandon London for the weekly 'Injury Report' segment to provide insight into the shoulder inflammation that's afflicting Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz.
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