Rodón's recovery hits snag due to hamstring tightness
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SEATTLE -- Carlos Rodón's relatively smooth recovery from offseason elbow surgery has hit a snag.
Rodón experienced right hamstring tightness on Tuesday while going through his workout program, manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ game against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
"I don’t know if it’s going to slow him at all, but it could be something in the days [to come],” Boone said. “We’ll see what we have there.”
Rodón’s most recent live batting practice had been three innings and 50 pitches, and his next outing was scheduled to be a Minor League rehab start for Double-A Somerset.
Boone said it hasn’t yet been decided whether that will be delayed, but Rodón was still able to complete some throwing on Tuesday.
"He was doing his running and just felt some tightness when he came in after,” Boone said. “I don’t think it’s that big a deal. Hopefully it’s not.”
Rodón, 33, was 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA in a career-high 33 starts last season. He underwent surgery last October to remove a bone spur and loose bodies from his left elbow. The Yankees had tentatively expected him to return to the big league rotation in late April or early May.
Gerrit Cole is also continuing his rehab from Tommy John surgery, performed in March 2025. Cole is forecast to rejoin the rotation in late May or early June, with Clarke Schmidt -- also recovering following Tommy John surgery – considered an option sometime in the second half.