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Clarke Schmidt returned to the Yankees' roster on Wednesday, 14 months and five days after undergoing Tommy John surgery. In his first appearance since the operation, Schmidt pitched an emotional seventh inning against the Twins, striking out two batters while allowing only two hits before being relieved. Manager Aaron Boone expressed optimism about Schmidt's performance and readiness for a bullpen role as the Yankees look to strengthen their pitching for the playoffs.
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On July 12, Clarke Schmidt of the New York Yankees made his return to Major League Baseball after undergoing Tommy John surgery in February 2023. In an "emotional" outing against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, Schmidt threw 24 pitches in the seventh inning and struck out two batters while allowing only two hits as part of a 5-4 loss that went into extra innings. The outing marked his first appearance since the surgery and was aimed to assess his readiness for future pitching assignments, with the team likely limiting him to short stints initially. Schmidt’s father attended the game, adding significance to the moment. Following this comeback, the Yankees are considering utilizing Schmidt in a bullpen role moving forward as they prepare for the playoffs.
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Fourteen months and five days removed from Tommy John surgery, Clarke Schmidt made his return to a big league mound Wednesday.
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Schmidt → remove → mound
Dealing with some nerves and much more adrenaline than he experienced on his rehab assignment, Schmidt struck out a pair and allowed two bloop hits in the seventh inning of what became a 5-4 loss to the Twins in 13 innings at Target Field.
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Try it free“Emotional,” said Schmidt, whose two runners were stranded by Brent Headrick to keep it a 2-0 deficit at the time.
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runners → deal → time
With his dad in attendance, Schmidt threw 24 pitches, 13 for strikes, while topping out at 95.8 mph on his fastball.
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Schmidt → throw → fastball
Now that he has the first game under his belt, the Yankees are hoping Schmidt can settle into a bullpen role to give them another option to pitch important innings down the stretch and into the playoffs.
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Schmidt → have → playoffs
The right-hander will likely be limited to one or one-plus innings at a time, and he will not pitch on back-to-back days.
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he → limit → days
But they believe he can help, with Wednesday offering some encouragement in that regard.
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Wednesday → believe → regard
“I thought he looked good, he looked pretty settled, actually,” Boone said.
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Boone → think → ?
“Hopefully as he goes now he’ll get a little sharper.”
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he → go → ?
Carlos Lagrange was activated off the injured list at Triple-A on Wednesday, two and a half months after being shut down with a capsular sprain of the right shoulder, and struck out two in a scoreless inning while topping out at 102.1 mph with his fastball.
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Lagrange → activate → fastball
The injury came as the top pitching prospect was making the transition from starter to reliever in hopes of impacting the Yankees bullpen in the second half of the season.
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prospect → come → season
Though he now appears to be a long shot to actually reach the big leagues this year, it was encouraging that he was at least able to make it back to pitch in games at Triple-A.
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“Obviously getting shut down for a while, the shoulder always makes you nervous,” Boone said.
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Boone → shut → while
“But he’s responded well to the downtime and now the buildup.
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he → respond → downtime
So the fact that he’s activated, I’m glad that he’s able to get back this year and hopefully pitch a little bit and see what we have.”
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we → activate → what
Trent Grisham (right hamstring strain) has “gotten up to a pretty decent speed” in his running progression, Boone said, while mixing in baseball activities.
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Boone → get → activities
But he remains without a timeline for a return.
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he → remain → return
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