A New York Yankees reliever looking to make the team in spring training has reinvited himself in a return from injury.
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.
Watching New York Yankees reliever Scott Effross go down with another injury is a reminder of how volatile the MLB trade deadline can be. Effross, whom the Yankees acquired from the Chicago Cubs in 2022, has undergone Tommy John surgery and back surgery since that trade.
And Greg Joyce of The New York Post confirmed the worst fears, reporting that Hampton underwent Tommy John surgery on Friday morning. That's a tough blow for both the Yankees and their sixth ...