There’s no denying that over the Yankees’ first couple months of baseball in 2022, they were pretty fortunate. The only significant injury they faced in spring training was to backup catcher Ben Rortvedt, who was immediately replaced before the season even began by Jose Trevino. Then, through mid-May, the most they dealt with was fourth outfielder Tim Locastro going down with a lat injury. Unfortunate, but hey, they were rolling with a three-man bench for a long stretch anyway.
The past week has been a different story. Top pitching prospect Luis Gil was lost to Tommy John surgery.