Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon Currently Scheduled for Rehab Assignment in Somerset on Tuesday, June 20
June 16, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Somerset Patriots News Release
New York Yankees' LHP Carlos Rodon in action
(Somerset Patriots)
Bridgewater, New Jersey - The New York Yankees are currently scheduling to have LHP Carlos Rodon commence an MLB rehab assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, June 20. The Patriots take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) at TD Bank Ballpark at 7:05 pm.
The game in Somerset on June 20 will be Rodon's regular season organizational debut for the Yankees. He appeared in a spring training game this year before being placed on the injured list with a left forearm strain.
Rodon is a two-time All-Star (2021, 2022) who signed with the Yankees as a free agent on December 21, 2022. Over eight Major League seasons with the Chicago White Sox (2015-2021) and San Francisco Giants (2022), Rodon had a 56-46 record with a 3.60 ERA and 947 strikeouts over 847.1 innings pitched in 152 career games (147 starts).
Over the last two seasons, Rodon has gone 27-13 with two complete games, a 2.67 ERA and 422 strikeouts in 55 starts. The Miami, Florida native has finished in the top-six in Cy Young Award voting twice and has led the majors in K/9 (12.23) since 2021.
Rodon tossed his first career no-hitter on April 14, 2021 versus the Cleveland Guardians, retiring the first 25 batters he faced before hitting Roberto Perez in the ninth, He finished the game with seven strikeouts.
He went 14-8 with a 2.88 ERA and 237 strikeouts over 178 innings pitched in 31 starts for San Francisco in 2022. That season, Rodon posted career highs in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts and double-digit strikeout games (11).
Since 2021, he has recorded at least 10 strikeouts without any walks in six games.
Rodon will be the seventh Yankee to rehab with Somerset this season and 23rd overall since becoming the Yankees Double-A affiliate in 2021.
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