{"id":194783,"date":"2021-03-05T10:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-gio-urshela-passes-key-test-in-return-from-elbow-surgery\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T10:14:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:14:33","slug":"yankees-gio-urshela-passes-key-test-in-return-from-elbow-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-gio-urshela-passes-key-test-in-return-from-elbow-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees’ Gio Urshela passes key test in return from elbow surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Yankees’ Gio Urshela passes key test in return from elbow surgery<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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TAMPA \u2014 Gio Urshela finally got into a game<\/a> Thursday to see how his elbow would fare in his first live action since having surgery on it exactly three months ago.<\/p>\n

The Yankees\u2019 third baseman only got a brief test, but so far, so good.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt really good,\u201d Urshela said after playing three innings \u2014 and making just one throw, from the shortstop spot on a shift \u2014 during the Yankees\u2019 15-0 loss to the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. \u201cI felt 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Urshela had surgery Dec. 4 to remove a bone chip from his right elbow, after battling through it during the latter part of last season. He had been building up his strength in camp before making his spring debut Thursday. The 2019 breakout star went 0-for-2 at the plate, lining out to center field and striking out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just good to see him out there,\u201d said bench and infield coach Carlos Mendoza, who is managing in Aaron Boone\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

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Mendoza said he could tell two to three weeks before camp officially started that Urshela would be good to go, after watching him at the Yankees\u2019 player development complex. He said the most important thing was seeing Urshela throw from multiple angles.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only playing catch with him, but when we went out there and he started throwing to bases, I knew right away he was fine,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t favoring anything, the arm action was good, he was clean, the arm speed was there.\u201d<\/p>\n

After getting hit on the lat with a 96 mph fastball Wednesday night, Aaron Judge looked no worse for wear Thursday. He was among the starters who stayed in Tampa to take batting practice.<\/p>\n
Gary Sanchez, who crushed his second home run in as many games Wednesday, took extra batting practice Thursday, staying on the field late with prospect Oswald Peraza to hit curveballs from the pitching machine.<\/p>\n