Yankees put Stroman (knee inflammation) on IL
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees placed Marcus Stroman on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation Saturday, one day after he gave up five runs and got two outs in a rainy 9-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Stroman went to a hospital for tests on his left knee after throwing 46 pitches in the rain Friday. Manager Aaron Boone said Stroman said his knee was bothering him, and the Yankees announced the move about an hour before Saturday’s scheduled first pitch.
“The hope is it’s not something too serious and that we can attack this and hopefully be a little bit of a source of maybe not having him as sharp as he needs to be,” Boone said after Saturday’s 8-4 win. “So hopefully we can attack this and have it be something that we can benefit from and get him physically where he needs to be.”
Stroman is 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA in three starts after allowing a three-run homer to Jung Hoo Lee and a two-run double to LaMonte Wade Jr. in his shortest career start that was not interrupted by rain, though Boone said he was not sure whether the conditions caused the injury.
“I don’t know, tough to say,” Boone said before Saturday’s game. “We’re haven’t been in ideal conditions most of the start of the season here, and that affects everyone a little bit different.
“Stro has also been doing this a long time and pitched in these situations a lot before, so I’m sure that all plays a role.”
The Yankees recalled pitcher Allan Winans from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre to replace Stroman on the roster.
Winans had a 5.02 ERA in five spring training appearances and pitched 2 2/3 innings in his lone appearance with Triple-A.
Winans made his major league debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2023 and was 1-4 with a 7.20 ERA in eight starts over the previous two seasons.
The Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Braves on Jan. 23, designated him for assignment on Feb. 5 and invited him to spring training as a non-roster invitee two days later.
Clarke Schmidt is scheduled to rejoin the Yankees on Tuesday or Wednesday after recovering from right rotator cuff tendinitis that has sidelined him since spring training,
Boone did not address who would be dropped from the rotation, though Stroman’s injury creates an easier decision.
“I’m excited to get him back,” Boone said. “He’s turned into a really good pitcher in the league. So feel like he’s in a really good spot too.”
Stroman turns 34 on May 1 and is in the second season of a two-year contract guaranteeing $37 million. The right-hander’s deal includes a $16 million conditional player option for 2026 that could be exercised if he pitches in at least 140 innings this year.
He skipped the Yankees’ first two spring training workouts at a time when he didn’t have a projected rotation role behind Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil and Schmidt. He arrived on Valentine’s Day, eight days ahead of the mandatory reporting date, and injuries to Cole, Gil and Schmidt created a need for him.
A two-time All-Star, Stroman hasn’t pitched through the fifth inning this season and has a 2.04 WHIP.
Last season, Stroman was 10-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) when he threw 154 2/3 innings, his most since 2021 with the Mets. Stroman struggled in the second half and did not appear in the postseason when the Yankees made their first World Series appearance since 2009.
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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin offensive tackle Kevin Heywood is expected to miss all of the upcoming season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in spring practice.
Heywood, the Badgers’ projected starter at left tackle, hurt his knee in practice Thursday. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell revealed the severity of the injury on Tuesday.
“That was one that’s going to be really difficult and tough, but it’s also part of the game,” Fickell said. “We’ve been fortunate up front in the last two seasons to have those guys prepared and be able to last through the season. Now we’re going to have to figure out how we’re going to manage some of that and move some other guys around and expect some other guys to step up, whether it’s Leyton Nelson, an Emerson Mandell, guys like that have got to step in.”
Wisconsin had benefited from remarkable stability on its offensive line during the first two years of Fickell’s tenure.
The Badgers had the same starting offensive line for each of its 12 games last year, with Jack Nelson at left tackle, Joe Brunner at left guard, Jake Renfro at center, Joe Huber at right guard and Riley Mahlman at right tackle. Brunner, Renfro and Mahlman are back this year.
Wisconsin also had the same starting offensive line for all 12 of its regular-season games in 2023, with Nelson at left tackle, Huber at left guard, Tanor Bortolini at center, Michael Furtney at right guard and Mahlman at right tackle. The only change that season came in the ReliaQuest Bowl loss to LSU, with Renfro getting to start after missing the entire regular season with an injury to his lower left leg.
Heywood was expected to take over this season for Nelson, who had started at left tackle each of the last three years. Heywood had participated in all 12 games for Wisconsin last year while playing special teams and making occasional appearances on offense.
His injury represents a setback for a Wisconsin team seeking to bounce back after its streak of 22 consecutive winning seasons and bowl appearances ended last year. The Badgers finished 5-7 last season and lost their final five games.
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Oklahoma landed running back Jaydn Ott on Tuesday, just one day after the former Cal star entered the transfer portal.
Ott, one of the top overall playmakers returning to college football, has produced 3,460 all-purpose yards over the past three seasons, third most among all returning FBS running backs.
Ott, a first-team All-Pac-12 performer in 2023, has one season of eligibility remaining.
He joins an Oklahoma backfield that includes Washington State quarterback transfer John Mateer, who threw for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns last season.
The Sooners also announced they are signing former Stanford offensive lineman Jake Maikkula from the transfer portal. Maikkula, who started 11 games last season, has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Ott is moving on to Oklahoma as a graduate transfer. College football’s spring transfer window officially opens Wednesday and closes April 25.
ESPN’s Max Olson contributed to this report.
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