The Yankees’ rotation suffered another significant blow, as Clarke Schmidt likely needs Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, manager Aaron Boone said. The update came two days after Schmidt exited his start in Toronto with forearm tightness.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt likely needs a second Tommy John surgery that would sideline him for the remainder of this season and much of next year, a huge blow to New York’s injury-riddled rotatio

Clarke suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. "I think it's (the surgery) pretty much inevitable," said manager Aaron Boone.