ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees starter Michael Pineda will miss the entire season because of a tear in the labrum of his right shoulder. ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees starter Michael Pineda will miss the entire season because
ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees starter Michael Pineda will miss the entire season because of a tear in the labrum of his right shoulder.
The Yankees said the right-hander will have arthroscopic surgery Tuesday in New York and be out for about a year.
“It’s a loss,” manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday. “He was a guy that we were counting on this year. We traded for him, and unfortunately he’s hurt.”
New York acquired Pineda from Seattle in January, giving up top catching prospect Jesus Montero to get the 23-year-old All-Star pitcher.
Pineda felt weakness in his shoulder during an extended spring training game Saturday, which came three weeks after he had problems in a spring training start. The tear was discovered in a medical exam after that.
When Pineda experienced discomfort in the back of the shoulder during spring training March 30, the initial diagnosis was tendon inflammation in his right shoulder.
Girardi said Pineda wasn’t quite himself during spring training, but that the 6-foot-7, 260-pound pitcher was making his starts and doing his bullpens without any complaints of pain.
“He just felt like his arm was weak, so it explains why it was weak now,” Girardi said. “When and where and how and what we did doesn’t matter now. What we have to do is more forward and try to get this kid healthy.”
Pineda was 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in 171 innings last year as a rookie for the light-hitting Mariners. He’s now going to miss an entire season, and possibly more.
“It’s hard because you get a chance and you realize your dream and you have a good first year and you’re looking forward to taking the things that you’ve learned from your first year and applying them to the second year, and you get hurt. It’s a frustrating time,” Girardi said. “Our job is to make sure that we keep him focused on his rehab and we get him back for next year.”
The Yankees revealed the extent of Pineda’s injury on the same day that 39-year-old left-hander Andy Pettitte made his third minor league start in his comeback from a one-year hiatus.
Pettitte allowed three earned runs and seven singles in 5-plus innings for Double-A Trenton.
Giants put Huff on DL with anxiety issues
CINCINNATI — The San Francisco Giants put Aubrey Huff on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday while he received treatment for an anxiety attack.
Huff left the team in New York over the weekend after struggling at the plate and in the field. The Giants originally said he had a family emergency.
Manager Bruce Bochy said on Wednesday that Huff is getting treatment for anxiety. He is expected to rejoin the team in San Francisco over the weekend.
Crawford to see Dr. Andrews about elbow
MINNEAPOLIS — Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford is going to see Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on the left elbow that has plagued him since he reported to spring training.
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said on Wednesday that Crawford was in the process of scheduling a visit with Andrews, one of the best-known orthopedic surgeons in the business. Valentine called the visit “a fact-finding mission,” but didn’t have many more details about it.
Crawford had surgery in January on his left wrist and has not played in a game this season.
Padres RHP Moseley
has shoulder surgery
SAN DIEGO — Padres right-hander Dustin Moseley has had surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Moseley had extensive damage to his rotator cuff and labrum. He made just one start, against Los Angeles on April 7. He was placed on the disabled list the next day and an MRI exam revealed the damage.
Moseley had season-ending surgery on his left shoulder in August after going 3-10 with a 3.30 ERA in 20 starts in his first season with San Diego.
Orioles’ Wada seeks 2nd opinion on ailing elbow
BALTIMORE — Orioles pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada will get a second opinion on his ailing left elbow from orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum.
Wade was recently diagnosed with ligament damage after undergoing a magnetic resonance angiogram. The Japanese left-hander intends to visit Yocum to determine whether the ligament is severely torn and if surgery will be required.
Yocum examined Wada before the pitcher signed a two-year, $8.15 million contract during the offseason. Since that time, Wada’s elbow has evidently worsened.
Bonderman has surgery to attempt a comeback
DETROIT — Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman says he wants another shot at playing in the major leagues.
The 29-year-old Bonderman had elbow-ligament replacement surgery Tuesday to help him attempt to make a comeback next spring.
He hasn’t pitched since 2010 when he was 8-10 and had a 5.53 ERA over 29 starts. His career record is 67-77 with a 4.89 ERA in 193 starts over eight seasons with the Tigers. The right-hander was 14-8 in 2006 and had a 3.10 ERA in three postseason starts to help Detroit reach the World Series for the first time since 1984.
A blood clot in his right shoulder stunted his career in 2008 after he had a winning record in three straight seasons.
