May 22, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon threw for a second straight day, including light tosses off the mound, despite experiencing tightness in his right hamstring, manager Aaron Boone disclosed on Wednesday.
The veteran southpaw experienced tightness in the area on Tuesday during his usual throwing program while he continues to finish off his rehab from offseason elbow surgery.
Rodon, who was with the team during its season-opening road trip, will now travel from Seattle back to New York ahead of the Yankees’ home opener on Friday against the Miami Marlins. He will meet with team trainers, but no tests are scheduled as of yet, according to Boone.
“I don’t know if it’s going to slow him at all, but it could be something,” Boone had said after Rodon initially reported the issue. “So, we’ll see what we have there.”
The 33-year-old underwent surgery in October to remove a bone spur and loose bodies from his pitching elbow and was initially expected to miss the first few weeks of the regular season. He had recently thrown three innings and 50 pitches in a live batting practice. The next move was supposed to be a rehab start for Double-A Somerset. That, though, is now up in the air.
Rodon was coming off his best season as a Yankee in 2025, going 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA in a career-high 33 starts. He finished sixth in the AL Cy Young Award voting.
Despite both he and Gerrit Cole being shelved for the start of the 2026 campaign, the Yankees’ pitching has been tremendous, becoming the first team since the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals to allow just three runs across their first five games of the season.
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