Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt Faces Career Crossroads with Unexpected Second Tommy John Surgery
Schmidt had Tommy John surgery in May 2017, a month before the Yankees selected him with the 16th overall pick in the amateur draft out of South Carolina.
Now in his sixth major league season, Schmidt said he was dealing with soreness in his arm since a June 4 outing against Cleveland.
Schmidt left a June 21 start versus Baltimore after a career-high 103 pitches in seven hitless innings, part of a streak of 28 1/3 scoreless innings.
Cam Schlitter started for Schmidt on Wednesday, struck out major league home run leader Cal Raleigh twice on fastballs and will get another start after the All-Star break. Schlitter’ has pitched 5 1/3 innings with an average fastball velocity of 97.9 mph, and he threw New York’s seven fastest pitches this season.
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