Yankees' Clarke Schmidt to Get MRI After Leaving Start Against Toronto because of Forearm Tightness
- Clarke Schmidt, a right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, left his start against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 3, 2025, due to right forearm tightness after three innings.
- His departure came amid ongoing struggles to fully recover from a lat strain that restricted him to 85.1 innings in 2024, with Schmidt attributing the issue to an injury sustained during his June 4 outing in Cleveland.
- At Rogers Centre, Schmidt pitched three innings, giving up three runs on four hits—one of which was a home run—while issuing two walks and recording one strikeout before being relieved by right-hander Clayton Beeter at the start of the fourth inning after throwing 55 pitches.
- Schmidt has a 3.32 ERA with a 4-4 record over 14 starts in 2025, but his previous scoreless streak of 28.1 innings ended recently, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Schmidt was set to undergo an MRI and might land on the injured list.
- Any absence by Schmidt would challenge the Yankees' rotation depth, already weakened by Gerrit Cole’s season-ending elbow surgery and ongoing injuries to Luis Gil and Ryan Yarbrough.
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