Spring Training hasn’t even started yet and the Yankees have already suffered their first big injury of the season. Hopefully, this injury isn’t the start of a repeat from last season when New York ended up setting a major league record for most players on the IL in a single season.
The injury to Paxton dates back to the end of last September when he first started feeling discomfort in his back during his final start of the regular season in Texas. After doctors recommended he’d be ok after receiving an injection he was given the clear to pitch during the postseason.