The lat strains suffered by Luis Severino and, more recently, Dellin Betances, while the right-handers were rehabbing other injuries, has forced the Yankees to evaluate their protocol.
“I certainly have confidence in the rehab staff,’’ general manager Brian Cashman said. “I certainly have asked those questions and we will continue to try to determine if anything is out of sorts. The staff we have has been doing this for quite some time. We’ve not had these types of episodes occur.