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June 12: OF Jasson Domínguez (right UCL tear) activated from 60-day IL, optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; 2B Jon Berti transferred to 60-day IL
Domínguez, the Yankees' No. 1 prospect, finished his rehab assignment and was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he spent the past seven games. Domínguez hit a combined .358 with six homers and 13 RBIs over 21 rehab games at three Minor League levels. The Yankees don't want to rush him to the Majors, although they believe he is physically ready to return.

"Just keep doing your thing, we love the person and the player," manager Aaron Boone said of the message to Domínguez. "We know he's going to be a big part of this, but also understand, too, that he's also still very, very young in his career. There is a lot to be gained and learned from every day. ... I feel like he knows he's destined for great things in this game."

The 21-year-old Domínguez was diagnosed with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Sept. 10, 2023. He underwent Tommy John surgery 10 days later, which included the addition of internal bracing. In his final seven rehab games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Domínguez batted .400 with two home runs and a 1.100 OPS.

In a corresponding move, the Yankees transferred Berti, who was injured on May 24 as he ran toward first base on a groundout, to the 60-day IL. Boone said that Berti was walking better and "doing pretty well," but he is still a few weeks away from ramping up baseball activities.

June 12: RHP Gerrit Cole (right elbow discomfort) will make third rehab start Friday
Manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Cole will make his third Minor League rehab start Friday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Cole said after his second start Sunday that he anticipated making one more rehab outing, which could signal his return next week if all goes well.

Cole tossed 4 2/3 innings in his second rehab start for Somerset against Hartford, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four. He threw 57 pitches, 44 for strikes. Cole, who is working his way back from right elbow inflammation, reached 96 mph once (in the fifth inning) and 95 mph five times, according to the TD Bank Ballpark scoreboard.

Boone said that "it was another step in the right direction" for Cole, who returned to Yankee Stadium following his outing and told Boone he "felt good" about the start.

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10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Nick Burdi (right hip inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Burdi received a PRP injection recently, manager Aaron Boone said on June 1. He is experiencing a flare-up of an issue that prompted an injured list assignment earlier in the season. (Last updated: June 1)

RHP Clarke Schmidt (right lat strain)
Expected return: Possibly August
Schmidt underwent an MRI on May 29 after reporting difficulty bouncing back from a May 26 start at San Diego. He was seen by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on May 30. Manager Aaron Boone said that Schmidt will not throw for four to six weeks. He would then need to rebuild stamina, a process that would take several weeks from that point.

Schmidt expressed hope that he may be able to resume throwing in as few as three weeks, calling it “a soft timeline.”

"It definitely came out of nowhere. My body's been feeling amazing so far this year," Schmidt said. "I definitely felt it early in the bullpen, but things pop up as a pitcher and as a player. You have small things that pop up throughout the season. Throughout the game, it was definitely there. But for me, it was one of those things where I felt like it was probably going to work itself out."

Schmidt was placed on the 15-day injured list prior to the club’s May 30 game, retroactive to May 27. (Last updated: May 31)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Gerrit Cole (right elbow discomfort)
Expected return: Possibly June
Cole made his second Minor League rehab start on June 9 for Double-A Somerset against Hartford, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander touched 96 mph once while throwing 44 of his 57 pitches for strikes. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on June 12 that Cole will make his third rehab start on June 14 with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Cole was expected to need at least one more Minor League outing after his June 9 start, but he could be activated before fully building to 100 pitches in the Minors.

The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, Cole underwent an MRI on March 11 after relaying difficulty bouncing back between his spring outings, likening his level of fatigue to what he usually would feel after throwing 100 pitches during the regular season. He had more testing performed on March 12, then visited Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on March 14. ElAttrache confirmed that there was no damage to Cole’s ulnar collateral ligament. (Last updated: June 12)

INF Jon Berti (left calf strain)
Expected return: Possibly late July
Berti, who was transferred to the 60-day IL on June 12, was told to expect a recovery time of approximately six to eight weeks after he was injured on May 24 as he ran toward first base. He was placed on the 10-day IL the following day and underwent a PRP injection on May 28.

On June 12, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Berti had been walking better by the time the Yankees left for Kansas City on June 9. It will still be a couple of weeks before Berti is able to ramp up baseball activities, but he is moving in the right direction.

"He was walking down the hall, and I'm like, 'Oh, he almost looked like a normal person again,'" Boone said. "That's been good to see. ... It's going to be a little bit of a process here, but hopefully he continues to make progress." (Last updated: June 12)

RHP Scott Effross (Tommy John surgery, back surgery)
Expected return: Summer 2024
Manager Aaron Boone said on June 11 that Effross threw a live session that day, and that he heard it "went really well." Boone said Effross is getting closer to starting a Minor League rehab assignment, but he did not have an exact date. On June 4, Boone said that Effross had thrown two live batting practice sessions within the past week, which came three days after Boone said Effross had “built some real momentum over the last four to six weeks,” noting that Effross seemed to be recovering well from his bullpen sessions at the club’s complex in Tampa, Fla.

Effross is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed in October 2022, though he began experiencing back discomfort in autumn 2023, which prompted a microdiscectomy of his L-4 and L-5 vertebrae in December. (Last updated: June 11)

RHP JT Brubaker (recovery from Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: July
Brubaker, who was acquired from the Pirates on March 29, is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed on April 12, 2023. He has been targeting the All-Star break for a big league return.

On June 11, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Brubaker was "getting ready to go out on an assignment." Brubaker faced DJ LeMahieu in live batting practice on May 11 at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa, Fla., and on May 22 Boone said that “everything‘s going well with his live BPs and getting ramped up, so he could be in the mix here before long.” (Last updated: June 11)

RHP Lou Trivino (recovery from Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: Summer 2024
Trivino experienced right elbow inflammation in late April. He has not resumed throwing as of June 1.

Trivino was seen by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, as well as team doctors, who performed imaging and confirmed no damage to the pitcher’s ulnar collateral ligament. Trivino is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed on May 3, 2023. (Last updated: June 1)

RHP Chase Hampton (sprained right ulnar collateral ligament; No. 3 on the Yankees Top 30 Prospect list)
Expected return: TBD
Hampton has yet to pitch this season after sustaining a right UCL strain during Spring Training. Hampton received a platelet-rich plasma injection on or around March 15, at which time he was shut down from throwing for four to six weeks. Hampton was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 3. (Last updated: May 18)

RHP Jonathan Loáisiga (right UCL tear)
Expected return: 2025
Loáisiga said on April 6 that he has a torn UCL and needs season-ending surgery. Dr. Keith Meister will perform the procedure, which Loáisiga said has an estimated recovery time of 10 to 12 months. Loáisiga was placed on the 60-day injured list on April 5, retroactive to April 4. (Last updated: April 6)

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