NEW YORK -- Luis Severino may be the Yankees' ace now, but the franchise is hoping another Severino he knows quite well might compete with him for that title in the future.
The Yankees signed Severino's 19-year-old brother, fellow right-handed pitcher Rafael Severino, on Monday to their academy in the brothers' native Dominican Republic.
The younger Severino was given the news by Luis Severino, who had been told of the organization's signing plans by a friend affiliated with the Dominican-based International Prospect League that Rafael Severino has been competing with most recently.
"He was flipping out.