New York Yankees right-handed pitching prospect Clarke Schmidt will miss three to four weeks with a right elbow strain. Manager Aaron Boone noted Schmidt has a “common extensor strain” and the youngster’s ulnar collateral ligament is just fine. Schmidt’s injury was initially reported by Lindsey Adler of The Athletic.
Clarke Schmidt is "shut down for a few weeks," Aaron Boone says. He developed a "common extensor strain" which is something in the elbow, but his UCL is fine, per Boone.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) February 22, 2021
Schmidt was drafted by the Yankees out of South Carolina in 2017, just two months after undergoing Tommy John surgery.