New York Yankees star reliever Dellin Betances will begin the season on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement (inflammation), according to general manager Brian Cashman.
Betances will begin a cycle of anti-inflammatories. The Yankees were very alarmed by the lower velocity in his last outing Sunday at the Phillies.
The 30-year-old righty said he's "not too concerned" about this injury. He thinks he'll simply be down 3-5 days before resuming a throwing program.
Betances said he also felt like he wanted to get this fixed now with the Yankees running short on spring training time.