According to George King and Zach Braziller, Michael Pineda threw two innings and 28 pitches in an Extended Spring Training game this morning, his first game action since being placed on the disabled list with a back/shoulder injury. He struck out four and allowed an unearned run on two singles and a walk. Twenty of the 28 pitches were strikes.
The ExST outing does not start Pineda’s official 30-day rehab window. That won’t happen until he pitches for one of the actual minor league affiliates. King and Braziller say Pineda will likely pitch in another ExST game this coming weekend, so the Yankees are understandably bringing him along slowly despite their rotation needs. He isn’t expected to return to the team until mid-June. The most important thing is that he’s healthy.
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