The worst news before the season start for Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees came with the confirmation of Luis Gil's severe injury. The Yankees' manager had to address the issue himself. Aaron Judge is witnessing his New York Yankees teammates suffering injuries before the official start of the 2025 MLB season.

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Yankees bullpen hopeful Enyel De Los Santos was on the mound pitching to Astros infielder prospect Zach Dezenzo on Saturday in Tampa. Ben Rice was behind the plate catching and a female ump who spent last season in Triple-A was calling ball and strikes, West Milford, N.J.‘s Jen Pawol.

The start of the 2025 season is just a few weeks away, but the New York Yankees already suffered a major blow to their starting rotation. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday that starting pitcher Luis Gil has been diagnosed with a high-grade right lat strain and will not throw for at least six weeks.