Foul Territory<\/a> during the New York Baseball Writers\u2019 Gala. \u201cThey took a lot of bones out, but it\u2019s better now, and it\u2019s now just building it up.\u201d<\/p>\nIn the three months since undergoing the procedure, Rodon has seen a significant improvement in his range of motion and extension. Before the procedure, the discomfort was so bad that he could not button his shirt or touch the top of his head.<\/p>\n
But now he is throwing regularly down in Florida and will continue to do so as he hits the final stages of his rehab. The Yankees revealed in December that the veteran southpaw is expected to miss the first month of the season, with a potential return coming in late April.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That timetable appears to still be on track, as this recovery process has been somewhat easier compared to the Tommy John surgery he had to come back from in 2019. Partly because he got to start throwing so much quicker this winter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve gone through [rehabs] a couple times,\u201d Rodon said. \u201cTommy John can be a lonely place because it\u2019s such a long and monotonous rehab, and you\u2019re watching your boys play, and it\u2019s 16 months, and you\u2019re watching a whole season of baseball as a fan doing whatever it is\u2026 it can be a lonely journey. This one\u2019s a little different, just a little scope. I got back to throwing fairly quickly, eight weeks. It doesn\u2019t really feel like too much of a rehab, so I\u2019m hoping I don\u2019t miss too much time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rodon, 33, had his best season as a Yankee in 2025, throwing a career-high 195.1 innings and going 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA with 203 strikeouts. He finished sixth in the AL Cy Young Award voting.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
The Yankees\u2019 rotation as a whole will be getting a late start in 2026. Gerrit Cole, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, is not expected back until late May, early June.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
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