Michael Pineda has started facing hitters in live batting practice, Joe Girardi told Jorge Castillo over the weekend. The right-hander has already thrown one batting practice session and is expected to throw one more before advancing to simulated games and eventually minor league rehab games.
Pineda, 25, has been out since late-April with a muscle problem in his back/shoulder. He suffered a setback during a throwing session in May and has slowly been working his way back since. The Yankees can’t count on Pineda to bolster the rotation at this point, not with his recent injury history, but man it would be some kind of boost if he returned sometime next month.
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