The former New York Yankees pitcher acquired by the San Diego Padres in the Juan Soto trade won't return until 2026.

Side soreness, precaution and a fairly well-rested Yankees bullpen resulted in Clarke Schmidt’s being scratched from his scheduled start Saturday.

Schmidt is scheduled to start Monday's game at Seattle, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. The right-hander was a candidate to start Sunday in Sacramento following the demotion of Carlos Carrasco earlier in the week,

During the ninth inning of the Yankees' eventual 11-5 win against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park, Oswaldo Cabrera suffered a gruesome left ankle injury.

Monday’s outburst against the Mariners (22-18) turned a 2-1 deficit into a 7-2 lead in a hurry off right-hander Emerson Hancock and sent the Yankees to their fifth win in their past six games. They have scored 39 runs through their first four games of this trip, the first three in the A’s Triple-A, wind-impacted ballpark.

Despite dealing with injuries to their starting rotation left and right, the New York Yankees still sit atop the American League East with a record of 24-17. First, it was Gerrit Cole, then it was Luis Gil,

New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was scratched from a start against the Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side and replaced by Ryan Yarbrough, who allowed one run over four inning

Clarke Schmidt was scratched from Saturday afternoon’s start against the Tampa Bay Rays after experiencing soreness on his left side,

The New York Yankees have scratched Clarke Schmidt from his scheduled start against the Tampa Bay Rays due to left side soreness. The New York Yankees made a late rotation adjustment ahead of Saturday’s clash against the Tampa Bay Rays,

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New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt allowed three runs and three hits over six innings in his team's 11-5 win over the Seattle Mariners. Schmidt issued two free passes and struck out six to improve to 1-1 on the season.