Overview
- Gil is slated to throw a 50-pitch outing on July 13 for Double-A Somerset in his first step back from a spring training lat strain.
- Gerrit Cole and Clarke Schmidt have been ruled out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, leaving New York’s rotation stretched thin.
- Manager Aaron Boone has implemented a conservative pitch-count plan that will ramp up Gil’s workload through successive minor-league starts.
- Max Fried, Carlos Rodón and rookie Will Warren have carried the bulk of the rotation while Marcus Stroman and Ryan Yarbrough have logged time on the injured list.
- Gil posted a 15-7 record with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts en route to winning the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year award.