New York Yankees right-hander Scott Effross has a Grade 2 hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday, the latest setback for the injury-plagued reliever.

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The right-hander has had a long road back from Tommy John and back surgeries, but was feeling good and healthy this spring. That came to a screeching halt on Tuesday.

Scott Effross came to the New York Yankees via trade in 2022 with hopes and dreams of achieving big things in pinstripes. Unfortunately, injuries keep getting in the way. Despite having the talent to post a 2.

Yankees reliever Scott Effross has a grade two left hamstring strain, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, New York media reported.

The Yankees added Effross at the 2022 trade deadline after he posted a 2.66 ERA for the Chicago Cubs. However, he suffered an elbow injury and underwent Tommy John surgery that October, costing him a playoff run and all of 2023.

New York Yankees reliever Scott Effross will be sidelined for an extended period with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone said Thursday.

After all that the Yankees pitcher did to come back from Tommy John and back surgeries, he is now hamstrung once again.

Scott Effross ‘ outing didn’t last long on Tuesday, as the Yankees’ reliever exited a spring training game against the Twins after throwing just one pitch. Afterward, Aaron Boone said that the righty suffered a hamstring injury. Effross will likely undergo testing to determine the severity, according to the New York Post’s Greg Joyce.