Before Friday night’s spring training game against the Blue Jays, manager Aaron Boone disclosed that reigning American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil cut his bullpen session short after a handful of pitches after feeling “tight” in his upper arm/shoulder area.

It will be a while before Luis Gil returns to the mound. The American League’s reigning Rookie of the Year has been shut down with a high-grade lat strain following an MRI, Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday.

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.

New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil will miss the opening weeks of the regular season and possibly longer with a high-grade lat strain. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday that Gil will be shut down from throwing for the next six weeks after an MRI revealed the injury.

Aaron Boone shared that news on Friday after Luis Gil cut his bullpen session short due to tightness near his right shoulder. He will undergo testing on Saturday. While Boone did not want to get ahead of himself,

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Gil was 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA in 29 starts last year, striking out 171 and walking a major league-high 77 in 151 2/3 innings.

TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone sounded worried last Friday when he announced right-hander Luis Gil stopped a bullpen due to tightness in his pitching shoulder.

The Yankees are dealing with more injuries at spring training, as Aaron Boone said Luis Gil will be shut down with a lat strain.