Yanks scratch Severino with shoulder discomfort

TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino was a late scratch ahead of his scheduled appearance Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, due to right shoulder discomfort, the team announced.

Severino will be evaluated and examined further later Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees said.

The start would have been Severino's first of spring training.

Minutes before the game, the right-hander was seen going through his normal warm-up routine in the outfield. After the national anthem and a delay of seven minutes, left-handed pitcher Stephen Tarpley jogged onto the field with the rest of the starting Yankees, replacing Severino and making the last-minute start.

The ace of the Yankees'…