The New York Yankees suffered a defensive and offensive setback yesterday when the third baseman Gio Urshela went under the knife. Urshela, during September, was bothered by a bone spur in his elbow. He went on the 10 IL but later returned to the team after the rest. However, a setback caused him to need surgery to remove the spur. This was announced by the Yankees yesterday, saying that he will miss as many as three months.
Team physician Chris Ahmad performed Friday’s surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The Yankees indicated that he should not miss any of the regular season and that the timeline for his return to the team would be sometime in the middle of spring training if the current timing is held to.