Yanks' Severino optimistic twinge is 'nothing bad'

TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino still feels "a little pain" in his right shoulder, but he is optimistic that "it's nothing bad," he said Wednesday.

"My strength is the same," said Severino, who suffered a shoulder injury minutes before a scheduled start against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. "I feel like something pulled."

An MRI late Tuesday afternoon revealed that Severino had right shoulder inflammation. It apparently set in after Severino threw a slider while throwing warm-up pitches at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Severino said he didn't throw another pitch after he felt the twinge.

This was the first time Severino has experienced pain after throwing a slider. He…