The New York Yankees need to fill Luis Gil's role in the pitching rotation after the righty went down with an arm injury.

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will start the season on the injured list because of a high-grade lat strain in his pitching shoulder that will prevent him from throwing for at least six weeks.

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.

Gil is projected to be part of a starting rotation that includes Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, and Clarke Schmidt.

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will have an MRI after the AL Rookie of the Year experienced shoulder tightness during a bullpen session Friday, manager Aaron Boone said, according to New York media. Boone also said right-hander JT Brubaker sustained three broken ribs when hit by a comebacker off the bat of Tampa Bay's Kameron

The reigning AL Rookie of the Year experienced tightness 'somewhere higher up' in his right arm, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.

Yankees right-hander Luis Gil will have an MRI after experiencing shoulder tightness during a bullpen session Friday.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil has been shut down from throwing for at least six weeks with a high-grade lat strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday. The Yankees are still gathering information on the injury for Gil before announcing a definitive timeline of return for their 26-year-old right-hander.

The New York Yankees expect to be without Luis Gil for three months, general manager Brian Cashman confirmed to reporters Thursday. The 2024 American League Rookie of the Year underwent testing and received a second opinion after being diagnosed with a strained lat earlier in the week.

Additionally, Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake announced Friday that left-handed reliever and 2009 first-round pick Tyler Matzek is battling an oblique injury. Matzek hoped to make the Yankees as a non-roster invitee.