The New York Yankees enter this winter with a quiet but real decision on Clarke Schmidt: tender him a contract and pay a projected $4.5 million in his final year of arbitration, or non-tender him and let him walk.
The New York Yankees are moving forward without Clarke Schmidt for the rest of the 2026 postseason. After working to return from a major elbow procedure, the right-hander has run out of time to join the team’s October push.
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The New York Yankees' strategy of relying on returning arms for bullpen depth has backfired once again. After just one appearance since returning from Tommy John surgery, Clarke Schmidt is back on the injured list with right bicep neuritis.
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The Yankees announced that right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 21, with right bicep neuritis.
The New York Yankees placed right-hander Clarke Schmidt on the 15-day injured list with right biceps neuritis Thursday. The move is retroactive to Monday.
As the New York Yankees prepare for the playoffs, they are also trying to manage some of the injuries they’re dealing with. One of those players is Clarke Schmidt, who has been working through a biceps injury.
The New York Yankees were hit with some terrible injury news on Tuesday, when it was announced Aaron Judge will not play in their first Major League Baseball Playoffs series.
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Clarke Schmidt downplayed the latest issue involving his right arm after the New York Yankees’ 8-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Schmidt was unavailable to pitch because of biceps cramps, according to Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY.
The New York Yankees’ bid for the AL East crown may be all but lost, as they sit six games behind division-leader Tampa Bay Rays in the standings with
It wasn't all bad news from a discouraging and frustrating 13-inning defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon, even if it really, really stung for a number of reasons.
On the offensive front, the New York Yankees have a lot to worry about. Pitching-wise, things are okay — more than okay, actually. Despite a lackluster trade deadline in which general manager Brian Cashman failed to add any relievers, the team bolstered its pitching depth in the weeks that followed.
The New York Yankees returned right-hander Clarke Schmidt from his rehab assignment on Wednesday, giving him a chance to make his first MLB appearance since July 3, 2025.
The New York Yankees are set to get right-hander Clarke Schmidt back after a 14-month rehabilitation process. Manager Aaron Boone said Schmidt will be activated from the 60-day injured list during the Yankees’ road series against the Minnesota Twins, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reported on X.
The Yankees are likely to reinstate Clarke Schmidt from the 60-day injured list before Wednesday’s series finale in Minnesota, manager Aaron Boone told Gary Phillips of The New York Daily News.
The New York Yankees are preparing to add another arm to a pitching staff that has been stretched thin by injuries and the grind of a long season. Manager Aaron Boone said right-hander Clarke Schmidt is expected to come off the injured list Wednesday, a move first reported by New York Daily News beat writer Gary Phillips.
Clarke Schmidt is close to returning to the New York Yankees. Schmidt has been recovering from Tommy John surgery and he is expected to be activated on Wednesday as the team continues its series against the Minnesota Twins, according to Gray Phillips of NY Daily News Sports.
It looks like the New York Yankees bullpen is getting some aid in the form of a former starter. After whiffing on adding relief help at the trade deadline,
New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt has revealed when he expects to return from his long-term injury, and it could happen as soon as this week. Schmidt said he has his bags packed for the Yankees’ upcoming road trip and expects to be activated after completing his minor league rehab assignment.
The New York Yankees took another incremental step Wednesday toward restoring right-hander Clarke Schmidt to their pitching staff. Before the series finale against the Los Angeles Angels, the club announced that Schmidt’s rehab assignment had been transferred from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Clarke Schmidt looked like he was figuring something out in 2024 and 2025. Over the course of two seasons, Schmidt pitched to a 3.07 ERA, and it feels like a lifetime ago when the Yankees had him take the mound every fifth day and be one of their most dependable arms.
The Yankees now have another gaping hole in the rotation for both the rest of this year and potentially all of 2026.
His absence leaves another gaping hole in the Yankees rotation.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt was lifted after just three innings on Thursday.
It seems like a missed opportunity for a pitcher who might not get that close again in his career.
Help appears to be on the way for a struggling Yankees rotation.
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