Cross your fingers, Yankee fans. Luis Severino was scratched from his spring start against the Braves today, being shut down during his warmup. The team announced shortly thereafter that he had experienced right shoulder discomfort and would be evaluated later this afternoon.
For Severino, this is the first bump in the road of what’s been a pretty good 2019. After inking his new four-year extension a couple weeks ago, he was set to make his exhibition debut today. Stephen Tarpley took over instead on very late notice.