Yankees’ top pitching prospect Justus Sheffield was pulled early from his start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday night due to shoulder stiffness, according to DJ Eberle of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader.
Justus Sheffield was pulled because of shoulder stiffness. He didn’t want to come out but was pulled for precautionary reasons. He thinks he’ll be fine moving forward. #Yankees
Sheffield, a 21-year-old left-hander who is ranked the No. 3 prospect in the Yankees’ farm system by MLBPipeline, tossed 4.2 innings on Friday. He struck out six batters, but allowed two runs and four walks.