NEW YORK -- The Yankees announced on Monday that starter Nathan Eovaldi has right elbow inflammation and will be shut down for two weeks. Eovaldi was evaluated by head team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad and underwent an MRI at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, which revealed the inflammation.
On Sunday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had touched on his pitchers' health during a discussion about Matt Harvey and the Mets. Eovaldi wasn't one he was worried about.
"We have pitchers that I don't have concerns about physically," Girardi had said. "I don't have concerns about Evo. Evo's been to 200, 199 [innings].