INF DJ LeMahieu (non-displaced fracture of right foot)
Expected return: Possibly May
LeMahieu hit live batting practice on May 11 at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa, Fla., facing rehabbing right-hander JT Brubaker. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that he “heard it went well.”

Facing live pitching is another good sign for LeMahieu, who started hitting in the batting cage on May 4, started taking ground balls in the infield on May 7 and took batting practice on the field at Yankee Stadium on May 8. LeMahieu joined the Yankees at Tropicana Field on May 10 for their series opener against the Rays, and he’ll continue to take live at-bats and do infield work before potentially starting a new Minor League rehab assignment. There is not yet a set timeframe for LeMahieu’s return.

LeMahieu has yet to play in a big league game this season after sustaining a non-displaced fracture of his right foot on a March 16 foul ball. He first began a rehab assignment on April 23, but that was shut down after only one inning when LeMahieu experienced soreness in the foot. (Last updated: May 11)

RHP Tommy Kahnle (right shoulder inflammation)
Expected return: Possibly May
Kahnle pitched a scoreless inning for Single-A Tampa on May 11, striking out one while throwing 10 of 15 pitches for strikes before throwing another 10-15 pitches in the bullpen. It was the second Minor League rehab outing for Kahnle, who joined the Tarpons on May 8 and is expected to need about five total rehab outings before he is ready to rejoin the Yankees.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Kahnle could join Double-A Somerset on May 14.

Kahnle was slow-played during the spring after right shoulder inflammation ended his 2023 season and delayed his winter throwing program until Dec. 12. Though Kahnle was aiming to rejoin the Yankees when eligible on April 9, he experienced soreness after a throwing session on or around April 1, prompting the club to delay him further. (Last updated: May 11)

INF Oswald Peraza (right sub-scapular strain)
Expected return: Possibly late May
Peraza began a Minor League rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa on May 7, then had his rehab assignment transferred to Double-A Somerset on May 10. He is still expected to be several weeks away from being ready to play in Major League games.

Manager Aaron Boone said Peraza will need to build up before he would be an option to rejoin the club.

“He’s kind of got to go through a full Spring Training of games now. So he’ll have a pretty long runway,” Boone said on May 7.

Peraza had been hitting and going through a throwing program at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa. He began throwing regularly during the first week of April following his injury, which began as tightness in his shoulder on Feb. 25. Peraza briefly returned to Spring Training action in early March, but the issue persisted when he threw across the diamond. (Last updated: May 10)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Lou Trivino (recovery from Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: Summer 2024
Trivino experienced right elbow inflammation in late April and was shut down for three to four weeks, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on May 12.

“He won’t throw for a couple of more weeks, and then [will] start ramping up again,” Boone said. “They feel like it’s kind of minor.”

Trivino was seen by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, as well as team doctors, who performed imaging and confirmed no damage to the pitcher’s ulnar collateral ligament. Trivino is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed on May 3, 2023. (Last updated: May 12)

RHP Scott Effross (Tommy John surgery, back surgery)
Expected return: Summer 2024
Effross is moving closer to facing hitters, manager Aaron Boone said on May 12. The hurler is recovering from Tommy John surgery performed in October 2022, though he began experiencing back discomfort in autumn 2023, which prompted a microdiscectomy of his L-4 and L-5 vertebrae in December. (Last updated: May 12)

RHP Gerrit Cole (right elbow discomfort)
Expected return: Possibly June
Cole threw 29 pitches from a bullpen mound at Tropicana Field on May 11, saying that his velocity sat around 89 mph.

“The fastball profiles were good, and the location was good,” Cole said. “The velocity was where we wanted it. There were a lot of strikes.”

Cole is scheduled to have another mound session on May 14 at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa, Fla. He said no date has been set to face hitters.

Cole resumed throwing off a mound on May 4 at Yankee Stadium, throwing 15 fastballs. He threw another bullpen session on May 7.

“We’re making good progress,” Cole said.

Cole, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, is expected to need at least four to six weeks to ramp up once he begins pitching.

Cole underwent an MRI on March 11 after relaying difficulty bouncing back between his spring outings, likening his level of fatigue to what he usually would feel after throwing 100 pitches during the regular season. Cole had more testing performed on March 12, then visited Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on March 14.

ElAttrache confirmed that there was no damage to Cole’s ulnar collateral ligament. (Last updated: May 11)

OF Jasson Domínguez (right UCL tear)
Expected return: June or July
Domínguez is scheduled to begin a Minor League rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa on May 14, manager Aaron Boone said. Domínguez will serve as a designated hitter for the first two weeks of his assignment, which could see him promoted to higher levels as his rehab progresses.