NEW YORK -- New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is delaying the beginning of his throwing program because his strained right lat is healing slowly.
Gil was slated to start his throwing program on Wednesday or Thursday, but Yankees manager Aaron Boone said an MRI showed the right-hander needs more time before progressing in his rehab.
"It's just the level of healing," Boone said before New York's series finale against the Kansas City Royals. "So, it's got to get to, I don't know, 80 percent. When they start, there are checkmarks of when you start the throwing program.