Gil was 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA in 29 starts last year, striking out 171 and walking a major league-high 77 in 151 2/3 innings.

The Yankees are dealing with more injuries at spring training, as Aaron Boone said Luis Gil will be shut down with a lat strain.

A few pitches into his Friday morning bullpen session, Luis Gil stopped and said he could not go on. The 26-year-old reigning American League Rookie of the Year felt “tightness” in his right arm, said New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone a few hours later.