The New York Yankees have acknowledged that the reigning American League Rookie of the Year might miss the entire season.

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Hampton’s injuries limited him to seven starts in 2024. He recorded a 2.41 ERA between Rookie Ball, Single-A and Double-A.

Luis Gil, the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year Award winner, has been shut down for at least six weeks with a high-grade lat strain, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters late Monday afternoon.

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil felt some shoulder tightness during a bullpen session and is heading for an MRI. Manager Aaron Boone relayed the information to reporters, including Greg Joyce of the New York Post.

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Clarke Schmidt can relate. The righthander, off to a terrific start last season — 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA through 11 starts — suffered a lat strain during a May 26 outing in San Diego and missed more than three months. His next big-league start was Sept. 7.

Even the usually upbeat Aaron Boone sounded discouraged about this one. New York Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will be shut down from throwing for six weeks with a strained lat muscle, putting his 2025 season in jeopardy. That means he is at least three months away from pitching in a major league game—if he returns this season at all.

Gil won the Yankees’ fifth rotation spot last spring after Gerrit Cole went down with elbow inflammation. The right-hander, returning from Tommy John surgery, parlayed that opportunity into a Rookie of the Year win, beating out Baltimore’s Colton Cowser and batterymate Austin Wells.

The reigning AL Rookie of the Year was diagnosed with a high-grade lat strain, manager Aaron Boone revealed on Monday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, which comes with at least a six-week shutdown, though the Yankees were still gathering more information and opinions from doctors.

American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil won't throw for at least six weeks due to a "high-degree lat strain," New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday afternoon.

Luis Gil cut short a scheduled bullpen session on Friday due to discomfort near his pitching shoulder, and the right-hander is scheduled to undergo an MRI examination on Saturday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.