Heading into the 2025 season, the New York Yankees are considered one of the best teams in the American League and the favorite to win the American League East. However, the injury bug hasn’t been friendly to the Yankees.
Veteran slugger Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with an elbow surgery, which has already cost him time in Spring Training. And now the Yankees will be losing one of their starting pitchers for the foreseeable future, directly impacting the Boston Red Sox and the rest of the AL East.
On Thursday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that last season’s AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil is expected to miss three months with a lat injury.
Aaron Boone says Luis Gil is expected to miss at least 3 months with a lat injury pic.twitter.com/7NZ1h3L6kK
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According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that Gil was sent to New York for additional testing, and the hope is he will be back “sometime in the summer.”
Luis Gil was sent to New York for additional testing, Brian Cashman said. The hope is that Gil will be back "sometime in the summer," with Cashman estimating Gil will be out for at least three months.
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) March 6, 2025
Last season, the 26-year-old right-handed starting pitcher was terrific on the mound, posting a 15-7 record and a 3.50 ERA across 29 starts. He also had 171 strikeouts and only allowed 18 home runs in 151.2 innings pitched.
Gil was successful against the Red Sox last season, posting a 1-1 record and 1.54 ERA in two starts. The Red Sox’s offense struggled against Gil as they were held to a .191 average at the plate.
With Gil out of the mix for at least three months, the Red Sox and the rest of the AL East will only have to worry about Gerrit Cole and Max Fried at the top of their rotation.
Nonetheless, the Yankees are still loaded, so the Red Sox must start the regular season playing .500 ball or better. The first time Boston will play the Yankees is on June 6, in a three-game set at Yankee Stadium.
These two rivals will play each other again a week later in a three-game weekend set at Fenway Park.