Masahiro Tanaka Injury Update: Details And Expected Return Date

Masahiro Tanaka has a small tear in his UCL, and will be back in the Yankees lineup in mid-August, according to this from Yahoo! Sports reporter Jeff Passan:

Yankees GM Brian Cashman says Masahiro Tanaka has a small tear in his UCL. Will have PRP injection. Yankees hope he's back in six weeks.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 11, 2014

The Yankees were expected to seek additional pitching help before the trade deadline, and this certainly doesn't change that. Stay tuned to our Yankees page for all the latest news and trade rumors leading up to the deadline.