This is big news for the Yankees pitching staff and it comes just a day after the team announced that their ace Luis Severino has a Grade 2 lat strain and will be shut down for six weeks. There’s no telling if or when Sevy will return, but having CC back in the fold to begin his final big league season should provide an emotional boost to a team that’s really struggling right now.
While CC was sidelined and rehabbing top pitching prospect Jonathan Loasiga filled his spot in the rotation and made two starts, pitching to a 3.